Police shut the M1 in both directions near junction 40 and 41 after a man fell from a bridge crossing the motorway.
Paramedics, police officers and Yorkshire Air Ambulance are the scene of the incident, with a closure currently in place between junction 41 at Carrgate and junction 40 at Ossett in Wakefield. There are queues all the way back to junction 42 at Lofthouse and police have confirmed a man has been rushed to hospital after falling from a bridge.
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: "At 2.47pm, police were called to reports of a concern for safety involving a male on the M1 southbound carriageway, Wakefield.
