Drivers are being warned of queues
Two lanes have been closed on the M62 following a crash near Birch Services.
According to North West Motorway Police, multiple vehicles have been involved in the smash, between junctions 19 and 18 of the westbound carriageway. Police and National Highways are at the scene. Queues are building on the motorway and there is congestion to around junction 20. There are also reports of a broken down vehicle further along the road.
An update on traffic monitoring site Inrix reads: "Two lanes closed and queueing traffic due to accident on M62 Westbound from J19 A6046 Middleton Road to J18 M66 J4 . Lane three and four are closed." Manchester Evening News has approached GMP and Highways England for more information about the nature of the crash.