One-hour rush hour queues on M62 after crash

4 hours ago

Haider SaleemNorth West

National Highways reported delays of an hour and eight miles of congestion

Highways England Elevated traffic camera view. The motorway is wet, with a long queue of cars, vans and lorries occupying several lanes on the right of the image. The opposite carriageway has much lighter traffic, — National Highways reported delays of an hour and eight miles of congestion

Drivers faced one-hour delays and eight-mile queues on the M62 following a crash during the morning rush hour.

The collision happened on the eastbound carriageway between Junction 11 at Birchwood, near Warrington, and Junction 12 at the Eccles Interchange in Salford at about 06:35 BST.

Greater Manchester Police said it appeared to involve several vehicles, but there had been no serious injuries or arrests - the road has since reopened.

National Highways said one of the motorway's four lanes was closed for vehicle recovery at the time.

Long queues formed on the M62 eastbound following the early morning collision

Highways England Elevated traffic camera view. The motorway is wet, with a long queue of cars, vans and lorries occupying several lanes on the left of the image. The opposite carriageway has much lighter traffic, — Long queues formed on the M62 eastbound following the early morning collision

In an update at 08:38, the roads agency said drivers were facing delays of 60 minutes approaching the incident, with eight miles (13km) of congestion.

Traffic camera images showed long queues of cars and lorries on the motorway.

Police described the collision as involving vehicle damage only.

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