A three car crash on the M53 caused "wall to wall" traffic.
At around 7.45am today officers were called to a report of a crash on the M53 southbound between junction 3 Woodchurch Road (Woodchurch) and junction 4 A5137 Brimstage road (Bebington).
Police said the crash involved a Nissan Juke, a Ford Fiesta and a Transit Van.
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The section of the motorway was blocked and traffic came to a standstill as emergency services attended the scene.
Congestion also was reported to reach junction 2 of the M53 near Moreton Spur.
Drone footage shared with the ECHO showed huge queues of traffic along the M53.
One driver caught up in the congestion told the ECHO traffic was "wall to wall".
He said at the time: "It is at a complete standstill right now.
"I am just blasting out Christmas songs hoping, whatever has happened, everyone is OK."
It is understood there were no injuries following the crash.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "At around 7.45am this morning (Thursday, December 2) officers were called to a report of a collision on the M53 junction 3 on Woodchurch involving a Nissan Juke, a Ford Fiesta and a Transit Van."
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