Motorway closures after 'serious collision' near Wigan
All three lanes were closed on the M58 Eastbound towards Orrell, between J5 (A577) and the M6 J26 (Chain Bar), reported at 11:44 am by Highways England
Details of the incident are unclear, but the collision caused hours of delays while North West Motorway Police Group and emergency services dealt with the damage and cleared up the debris and an oil spill.
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Traffic was carefully diverted back up the motorway in the opposite direction and all lanes were reopened shortly before 3pm.