M60 traffic live: Drivers queueing for 40 minutes as lanes closed following incident
Two lanes of the carriageway are blocked.
Two lanes of the M60 are shut this evening (January 31), causing significant queues after a collision on the motorway.
Traffic service Inrix issued the first alert shortly after 5:30pm, noting a crash on the clockwise side near junction 12, the Eccles Interchange.
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What do we know so far?
Two lanes of the M60 are closed this evening (January 31) after a crash, causing long queues.
Inrix first reported the incident just after 5:30pm, saying it happened on the clockwise side at junction 12 (Eccles Interchange).
Traffic is backed up to junction 9 (Lostock Circle), and motorway cameras show heavy congestion. Highways England says delays could reach 40 minutes.
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