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Five-Vehicle Collision on M60 Leaves Eight With Minor Injuries and Prompts Hour-Long Delays

The latest crash adds to a recent spate of incidents on UK motorways, highlighting challenges in managing heavy traffic flows.

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Overview

  • At midday on June 7, a five-vehicle collision occurred on the M60 clockwise between junctions 13 and 14 near Salford.
  • Greater Manchester Police led the response alongside fire crews from Eccles, Stretford and Ramsbottom and National Highways traffic officers.
  • Firefighters extricated two motorists and paramedics treated eight people for minor injuries, with seven taken to hospital.
  • The crash caused up to 60-minute delays that stretched back to junction 9 and slowed the opposite carriageway as onlookers passed the scene.
  • National Highways implemented marked diversion routes and the carriageway was cleared and reopened just before 3 pm.