LIVE: Heavy traffic on M60 and M62 after two lanes shut following crash - latest updates

Drivers are facing queues on two motorways following a crash.

Two lanes of traffic were closed on the M62 eastbound between junction 18 for Simister Island and junction 19 for Heywood and Middleton.

Both lanes have since reopened, but queues are tailing back past junction 16 of the M60 clockwise at Pendlebury, according to the Inrix traffic monitoring system.

A previous post from Inrix said: "Queueing traffic and two lanes closed due to accident on M62 Eastbound from J18 M66 J4 (Simister Island) to J19 A6046 Middleton Road (Heywood). Congestion to M60 J16 (Pendlebury)."

An update added: "Long delays due to earlier accident on M62 Eastbound from J18 M66 J4 (Simister Island) to J19 A6046 Middleton Road (Heywood).

"Congestion to M60 J16 (Pendlebury). All lanes have been re-opened."

Further details about the nature of the incident are yet to be confirmed.

Updates will be posted in this blog as soon as they are available.

This is a live event. Follow the latest updates below.

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