M62 crash LIVE updates as traffic stopped and drivers face M60 queues

Drivers are facing queues ahead of rush hour following a 'multi-vehicle crash' on the M62. Two lanes of traffic have been closed on the M62 eastbound between junctions 18 for Simister Island and 19 for Heywood and Middleton.

All traffic has since been stopped to allow recovery work. Traffic is tailing back to junction 15 on the M60 clockwise, for the Swinton Interchange. There is also slow-moving traffic on the westbound carriageway due to 'onlookers', according to the Inrix traffic monitoring system.

An update posted on Inrix said: "Two lanes closed and queueing traffic due to multi-vehicle accident on M62 Eastbound from J18 M66 J4 (Simister Island) to J19 A6046 Middleton Road (Heywood). Congestion to M60 J15 (Swinton Interchange).

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"Lanes three and four (of four) are closed. The westbound side is also slowing due to onlookers."

Drivers heading south on the M61, towards the M60, are also facing 25-minute queues as they approach the ring road. Further details about the incident are yet to be confirmed.

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This is the latest image from the M62 near junction 19.

Six cars were involved in the collision earlier this morning, according to Inrix.

Recovery work is ongoing.

All traffic has now been stopped onn the M62 eastbound for recovery to take place, following the crash between junctions 18 and 19.

Elsewhere in Greater Manchester, drivers are also facing delays on the M66 southbound following a crash.

The motorway is partially blocked between the A56 at Ramsbottom and junction two for Bury.

Google data shows drivers are facing delays on the M60, M61 and M62, as the