M62 and M6 drivers hit by heavy traffic after crashes

Heavy traffic is building on a stretch of the M62 and the M6 this morning after crashes.

Two lanes have been shut on the M6 southbound, between Junction 21A for the M62 and Junction 21 for Warrington, following a crash. Police are on the scene but there are nearly eight miles of queues and 50 minute delays, travel services say.

Three lanes were also closed off this morning on the westbound side of the M62, according to traffic alert service Inrix. They were shut between junction 20 for Rochdale and junction 19 for Heywood.

A car and lorry were reportedly involved in the smash. Traffic was slow up to the closure, which re-opened at around 8am. There are still heavy delays in the area, though.

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Traffic has now eased off on the M6.

All problems on the M62 have also cleared.

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All lanes are now open on the M6 between J21A and junction 21.

Long delays remain with traffic queuing for around eight miles.

Travel time is around 45 minutes.

One lane has been shut off on the M62 eastbound side between J10 and J11 near Birchwood.

Traffic is slow up to the closure.

According to traffic alert service Inrix, two lanes are now shut on the M6.

There are long delays up to the closure with a travel time of around 45 minutes.

All lanes have now been reopened, according to traffic alert service Inrix.

Queues remain with slow traffic up to the previous closure.

Travel time remains at around 25 minutes.

There are currently three lanes shut on the westbound side of the M62.

They are closed between J20 and J19