M60 and M66 traffic LIVE as incident sparks rush hour chaos and hour-long queues - updates

Queues are building up on two motorways following a breakdown.

Two lanes of traffic have been closed on the M60 anticlockwise between junctions 17, at Prestwich and Whitefield, and 16 at Pendlebury this morning (October 16).

A broken down vehicle in the area has led to the lane closures, according to the Inrix traffic monitoring service.

Queues are stretching back beyond Simister Island, Google traffic data shows.

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Traffic is tailing back towards junction 19 of the M62 westbound, at Heywood and Middleton.

A post from Inrix said: Two lanes closed and queueing traffic due to broken down vehicle on M60 anticlockwise from J17 A56 Bury New Road (Prestwich / Whitefield) to J16 A666 Manchester Road (Pendlebury).

"Lanes three and four are closed."

Traffic cameras also show slow traffic on the opposite carriageway at the scene.

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Traffic cameras appear to show a lorry has broken down, with workers assessing the scene.

Two lanes remain closed and traffic is heavy in both directions.

Drivers are facing 60-minute queues on the M60 and M62 approaching the lane closure.

2 lanes (of 4 ) are closed on the #M60 in #Greater Manchester anti-clockwise between J17 and J16.

This is due to a broken down lorry in lane 3.

National Highways traffic officers are on scene awaiting recovery.

There are 60 minute delays stretching back to J19 of the #M62 pic.twitter.com/yH0MRec95N

There are delays in both directions close to the scene.

Queues are growing on the westbound M62, past junction 19.

Drivers are facing delays ahead of rush hour following a breakdown on the M60.

Two motorways have been hit by traffic as a result of the incident.

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