Live M60 traffic updates as 'police incident' leaves motorway closed in both directions

All traffic has been stopped on part of the M60 as police respond to an incident this afternoon (Sunday, July 27).

Officers are at the scene between junctions 11 at Eccles and 12 for the M62 Eccles Interchange.

National Highways says a diversion is in place, with the closure affecting both the clockwise and anticlockwise carriageways.

A National Highways North West spokesperson wrote on X: "The M60 is closed in both directions between J11 Eccles and J12 M602 for a Greater Manchester Police incident.

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"Diversions Clockwise - Hollow Circle; Anti-clockwise - Solid Square."

A post on the Inrix traffic monitoring service added: "All traffic being temporarily held and stationary traffic due to police incident on M60 in both directions from J11 A57 Liverpool Road (Barton) to J12 M62 J12 (Eccles Interchange)."

Traffic cameras show vehicles are being turned off the motorway approaching the closure, with motorists warned to expect delays.

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

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Motorists are being advised to follow the A576 from Eccles and A5081 towards Urmston.

A post on National Highways' website added:

"If this closure impacts on your planned route, please allow extra journey time.

"Plan ahead, you may wish to re-route or even delay your journey."

The M60 remains closed in Eccles, between junctions 11 and 12 in both directions.

Greater Manchester Police has been approached for further details.

Traffic is building up in both directions approaching