Humberside Police now confirm that a man sadly died in the collision between junction 36 and junction 37 of the M62 yesterday morning.
The collision occurred at around 9.30am when a heavy goods vehicle, loaded with a static caravan, that was travelling westbound went through the central reservation and collided with a black coloured Lexus that was travelling eastbound.
Emergency services attended and the driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene, his family are being supported by specially trained officers.
Two other men are in hospital following the collision. The passenger of the car suffered life threatening injuries. The driver of the lorry suffered injuries that are thought to be serious but not life threatening.
The road was closed for a significant period to allow the emergency services to attend.
Investigations into the circumstances of the collision are underway and we would urge any witnesses that have not already spoken to us to call 101 quoting log 106 of 03/04/18.
