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One-hour queues on M62 after crash

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News imageHighways 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, Highways England
National Highways reported delays of an hour and eight miles of congestion

Drivers are facing 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 multiple vehicles, but there had been no serious injuries or arrests.

National Highways said one of the motorway's four lanes remained closed for vehicle recovery, although another lane had reopened to allow traffic through.

News imageHighways 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,Highways England
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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