Live M60 updates as 'police incident' sees traffic held in Greater Manchester

Traffic was held on the M60 in Greater Manchester tonight (Sunday, August 24) due to a 'police led incident'

The incident was between Junction 23 and Junction 22, near Oldham, with the anti-clockwise carriageway affected.

Inrix, the traffic data company, first reported traffic was being held at around 9pm.

It states: "All traffic being temporarily held due to people on the road on M60 anticlockwise from J23 A635 (Ashton Under Lyne) to J22 A62 (Failsworth)."

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National Highways confirmed the road had reopened by 9.25pm.

A spokesperson said: "Traffic has been released on the M60 anti-clockwise between J23 Ashton-under-Lyne and J22 Oldham following a Police Led Incident."

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Live reporting on this incident has now ended.

National Highways has now confirmed traffic has been released past the scene.

A spokesperson said:

Traffic has been released on the M60 anti-clockwise between J23 Ashton-under-Lyne and J22 Oldham following a Police Led Inciden t."

Inrix, the traffic data company, first reported the incident shortly after 9pm.

It said:

All traffic being temporarily held due to people on the road on M60 anticlockwise from J23 A635 (Ashton Under Lyne) to J22 A62 (Failsworth)."