LIVE: M60 traffic held with long queues after crash involving 'van and two cars'

Long queues are building on a section of the M60 this morning after a crash.

All traffic was held on the clockwise carriageway between junction 27 for the Portwood Roundabout and junction one for the Stockport Pyramid. Traffic is building up to the incident.

According to traffic alert service Inrix, a van and two cars are involved in the crash. Travel time through the area is currently an hour.

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Two lanes had been shut before emergency services shut the entire carriageway. In a previous tweet, Transport for Greater Manchester: "M60 clockwise J27 - J1. Two lanes are closed due to a road traffic collision. Congestion backing up past J24. Allow extra time for your journey. Follow @HighwaysNWEST for updates."

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All traffic is now being temporarily held at the scene.

Traffic is also slow on the opposite side.

One lane is closed at the scene now. Long delays remain.

Two lanes remain shut off at the scene.

Congestion is back to junction 23 for Ashton-under-Lyne.

Travel time through the area is now around 55 minutes, according to Inrix.