LIVE: Queues on TWO motorways after crash on M62 - latest updates

Drivers are facing delays on two motorways near Greater Manchester following a crash.

One lane of traffic has been closed on the M62 eastbound close to junction 11 at Birchwood, near Warrington, this morning (October 2).

Traffic is tailing back towards junction eight at Burtonwood, according to Google traffic data.

There are also queues on the M6 southbound approaching junction 21A for the M62, with queues backing up past junction 22 at Winwick.

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A post from the Inrix traffic monitoring service said: "Queueing traffic and one lane closed due to accident on M62 Eastbound after J11 A574 Birchwood Way (Birchwood). Lane four (of four)."

Further details about the incident are yet to be confirmed.

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All lanes have now reopened, but queues remain following the earlier collision.

There are queues on the A57 and A580 between the M6 and Greater Manchester, as drivers avoid the delays on the M62.

Heavy traffic remains on the M62 and M6.

These are the latest queues on the M62 near juncion 11.

And this is the scene on the M6 southbound approaching the M62.

Drivers are facing delays on two motorways this morning following a crash near Warrington.

A lane has been closed on the M62 eastbound near junction 11 at Birchwood.

It is causing queues which tail back all the way to junction eight, at Burtonwood.

There are also delays on the M6 southbound approaching junction 21A for the M62.

Queues there are tailing back past junction 22 at Winwick.

Updates will be posted in this blog.