M61 motorway closed as car ‘lodged’ under lorry in crash
Emergency[1] services were called to the incident on the M61 northbound at around 8.30am on Friday, February 20. Both sides of the motorway were closed between junctions two and four for several hours. Police[2] confirmed that the collision involved two cars[3] and an HGV.
An air ambulance, police and fire crews were all in attendance as they worked to free a car that had become 'lodged' underneath a lorry. 
They said that "one patient with minor injuries" was taken to Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS)[4] said: "At around 8.30am this morning (Friday 20 February), three fire engines from Farnworth and Bolton Central fire stations and the enhanced rescue unit from Leigh fire station attended a crash involving two cars[5] and one heavy goods vehicle on the M61 northbound carriageway between junctions 3 and 4. "Firefighters arrived quickly to make the area safe and helped remove one person from a vehicle before they were passed into the care of North West Ambulance Service and conveyed to hospital.
"Crews were in attendance for roughly 45 minutes." Motorway lanes reopened just before noon. Traffic was also stopped on the M61 northbound in Lancashire between J8 (Chorley) and J9 (M65) due to a multi-vehicle collision.
Emergency services and recovery took place with lanes opening shortly afterwards.
But drivers were warned of congestion during the recovery operation.