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Manchester Evening News
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Thomas Molloy

Long delays on M60 following crash near M61 southbound

There are long delays on the M60 following a crash between Salford and Bolton.

The incident was on the anticlockwise carriageway at junction 15 ( Swinton Interchange ) where traffic joins from the M61 Southbound.

It happened just before 7am this morning and it is causing congestion to junction 18 ( M66 / M62 Simister Island) along with delays to junction 3 of the M61 southbound ( Kearsley Spur ).

One lane was closed while traffic officers dealt with the incident and according to traffic monitoring website Inrix, the car involved has now been moved to the hard shoulder.

Traffic was released again at 7.35am but travel time is currently believed to be around 35 minutes.

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