Overview

• On the M6 in Lancashire, lanes 1 and 2 have reopened between J34 and J35 after an HGV overturned and spilled fuel; lane 3 remains closed in both directions and the driver was treated for arm and rib injuries.
• The M25 anti-clockwise near Maple Cross (J17–J18) reopened after an early-morning multi-vehicle crash, with an adult woman taken to Watford General Hospital and long queues easing through the morning.
• A police car that flipped on the A580 near Worsley was responding to an incident; firefighters extricated a man, two people went to hospital for precautionary checks, and Greater Manchester Police reported no officer injuries.
• Greater Manchester Police confirmed an HGV struck the Lostock Circle bridge at the M60 J9 with no injuries or structural damage, though the collision caused heavy delays around Trafford.
• Further disruption included a broken-down lorry closing lanes on the M62 near J22, a southbound M5 lorry–car collision that briefly halted traffic with one minor injury, a short M23 northbound hold near Gatwick, and an evening M40 northbound closure between J15 and J16 for a police-led incident.