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Drivers faced a morning of misery on Greater Manchester’s motorways with heavy traffic across the region.
Two breakdowns led to long delays on the M60 and M62 this morning (November 12).
A lane closure was in place on the M60 anticlockwise between junc…
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Drivers heading southbound on the M61 between J4 and J5 near Farnworth faced heavy congestion and severe delays.[1]
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) would confirm that they had responded to a concern for welfare incident at around 1pm.
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Officers were called to reports of a collision between three cars and a motorbike on the clockwise carriageway of the M60, between junctions 15, M61, and 16, Kearsley, at around 6.15pm on Sunday (October 12).
In an update on Monday morning (October 13)…
Two motorways[1] have been plunged into chaos at the height of rush hour after two seperate crashes[2] caused sections of the M60 to close.
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The incident took place on the M61 southbound between J4 Farnworth and J5 Westhoughton at just before 6.45am today.
Police were called to the crash, which involved three vehicles, before traffic on the motorway was held to allow the vehicles to be move…
Commuters heading towards Manchester and Bolton from Preston have been stuck in long delays
Motorists heading out of Preston towards Bolton and Manchester saw early morning delays on the M61.
Delays of more than half-an-hour were reported on the M61[1]…
Greater Manchester Police confirmed the man, 50, died at Birch services near Heywood following a medical episode that saw emergency services called to the scene
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