LIVE: All traffic stopped on section of M62 after crash - latest updates

All traffic has been stopped on a section of the M62 this afternoon after a crash.

The westbound carriageway is currently blocked at junction 12 for the M60 and Eccles Interchange.

Motorway cameras show queues of traffic building up to the incident.

A tweet posted by North West Motorway Police at 2.50pm said: "Traffic stopped at M62 12 westbound due to an RTC."

It has not yet been confirmed how many vehicles are involved in the crash.

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