UPDATED: A collision on the M62 at Birchwood, Warrington, caused five miles of delays earlier as well as traffic congestion in the surrounding area.
The incident occurred at around 4.30pm, today, Thursday.
The collision resulted in three of four lanes being closed on the eastbound carriageway between Junction 11 Birchwood and Junction 12 Eccles resulting in nearly five miles of congestion.
the incident resulted in heavy traffic in the area and delays to local bus services.
All lanes have since re-opened.
Update: All lanes are now reopen on the #M62 eastbound between J11 #Birchwood and J12 #EcclesInterchange #M60 following an earlier collision. There are 2 miles of congestion following this incident so please allow time for these delays to clear. pic.twitter.com/80MSd4nuDO
— National Highways: North-West (@HighwaysNWEST) December 9, 2021
3 lanes of 4 are closed on the #M62 eastbound in #GreaterManchester between J11 #Birchwood and J12 #Ecclesinterchange #M60 due to a collision. There are 4.5 miles of congestion on approach so please allow extra journey time if travelling in the area. pic.twitter.com/nw2oagwuXb
— National Highways: North-West (@HighwaysNWEST) December 9, 2021
