A 10-year-old boy is currently in a critical condition after being involved in a serious crash on the A1(M) northbound near Leeds in the early hours of the morning.
The boy was a passenger in a VW Golf when it crashed with a van on the A1(M) northbound between junction 44 for Bramham and junction 45 towards Boston Spa. The road was closed for around six hours from after 2am until after 8am.
West Yorkshire Police are now appealing for information, with a spokesperson for the force saying: "The collision occurred when a VW Golf travelling northbound collided with a Citroen Relay Van which was towing a large trailer. The van had been stationary on the hard shoulder at the time of the collision.