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Eight-Vehicle Crash Closes M60 as M62 Westbound Shutdown Persists

Emergency crews oversee spillage clearance, barrier repairs, diversion management for a planned reopening by late evening

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Overview

  • The M62 westbound remains closed between Junction 22 (Denshaw) and Junction 21 (Rochdale) following a Sunday-night collision involving a Nissan Micra and a BMW that left a woman in her twenties seriously injured and hospitalized
  • M62 eastbound traffic has now reopened between Junction 22 and Junction 23 after a broken-down tanker caught fire, though drivers still face delays of up to 30 minutes and residual three-mile queues
  • A multi-vehicle incident on the M60 between Junction 25 (Bredbury) and Junction 1 (Pyramid Roundabout) involved four heavy goods vehicles and four cars, scattering beer barrels, rupturing fuel tanks and damaging central barriers
  • North West Ambulance Service confirmed nine minor injuries in the M60 crash, with three people taken to hospital and six treated at the scene as police and traffic officers secure the site
  • Formal diversion routes are in place for both motorways under National Highways guidance, with normal traffic flows expected to resume by late this evening once cleanup and vehicle recovery are complete