A crash on the M62 caused long delays on Tuesday evening, with drivers forced to face queues of up to 90 minutes. The collision happened on the eastbound side between Junction 11 at Birchwood and Junction 12 at the Eccles Interchange.

National Highways initially said that three of the four lanes were closed, with two later reopening. There was also a separate crash on the M6 southbound at Junction 20, which added to problems for drivers in Cheshire.

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