LIVE as main road blocked after car smashes into bridge

A major Manchester road is blocked this morning after a car ploughed into a bridge.

The B5093 Albert Road in Levenshulme is currently blocked in both directions between Marshall Road and the A6 Stockport Road following the collision, which is understood to have taken place at around 10:15am on Monday (March 10).

Traffic is slow in the area as emergency services work to clear the scene.

It is not yet clear whether anyone was injured in the incident.

Greater Manchester Police has been contacted for more information.

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Traffic in the area has eased, according to online traffic reporting system Inrix.

Albert Road has now been cleared following the earlier collision.

We are still awaiting a statement from police on the exact circumstances surrounding the crash.

The M.E.N. understands the collision happened at around 10:15am on Monday (March 9).

It is not yet clear whether anyone was injured.

Good morning. There are delays on Albert Road after a car struck a bridge, with emergency services working to clear the scene.

We'll be keeping you up to date in this blog.