M62 LIVE updates as all traffic held after crash

All traffic is being held on the M62 near Rochdale this afternoon following a collision.

Queues are building on the M62 Eastbound at J19 A6046 Middleton Road (Heywood) due to the crash at around 12:45pm on Saturday (March 29).

There is currently congestion stretching to J18 (Simister Island). It is not yet clear whether anyone was hurt in the incident.

Greater Manchester Police has been contacted for more information.

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Traffic has now returned to normal levels on the M62.

There are still delays of around 10 minutes in the area.

There are now delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

There are still long delays on the M62 Eastbound following an earlier collision.

Drivers can still expect delays of up to 40 minutes.

There are currently delays of 40 minutes against expected traffic, according to National Highways.

There are currently delays of 20 minutes against expected traffic.

Congestion is currently stretching to