LIVE: Main road in Greater Manchester closed after incident leads to huge queues

A Greater Manchester road has been closed after an 'accident'. The A62 Oldham Road eastbound has been closed due to an incident between Old Church Street and A663 Broadway.

The precise nature of the incident is not yet clear, though Greater Manchester Police have been approached for further information.

It is understood that emergency services are on the scene. Queues are also building in the area.

Traffic monitoring site, Inrix, posted this update on the website: "A62 Oldham Road Eastbound closed, heavy traffic due to accident between Old Church Street and A663 Broadway."

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This picture shows the affected area on Oldham Road. It is closed following an 'accident' earlier this afternoon.

In an update, Inrix has posted on it's website: "A62 Oldham Road in both directions closed, slow traffic due to accident between Old Church Street and A663 Broadway."