Major junction connecting M62 to M60 'likely to be closed for several hours' after lorry crashes into ditch

Heavy traffic was building on the M62 and M60 after a lorry crashed into a ditch at a major junction.
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A lorry crashed into a ditch at Eccles Interchange – where the M62 meets junction 12 of the M60 and junction 1 of the M602 – at around midday on Thursday (August 18).

The carriageway was subsequently shut for assessment and vehicle recovery, with National Highways warning it was likely to remain “closed for several hours”.

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Although both link roads from the eastbound M62 onto the clockwise and anti-clockwise M60 were closed, drivers could still join the M60 from the westbound M602 by leaving the eastbound M602 at junction 2.

But drivers were advised the M602 around junction 2 and the westbound link roads onto the M60 were “likely to be extremely busy throughout the afternoon”.

Drivers should check traffic conditions before setting out on journeys,” a spokesman for National Highways said.

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Greater Manchester Police said “no serious injuries were reported” but a cordon remained in place.

A lorry crashed into a ditch at Eccles Interchange – where the M62 meets junction 12 of the M60 and junction 1 of the M602 (Credit: National Highways)A lorry crashed into a ditch at Eccles Interchange – where the M62 meets junction 12 of the M60 and junction 1 of the M602 (Credit: National Highways)
A lorry crashed into a ditch at Eccles Interchange – where the M62 meets junction 12 of the M60 and junction 1 of the M602 (Credit: National Highways)
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A rapid response vehicle, an ambulance and the Hazardous Area Response Team attended the scene.

“We have taken one patient, a male in his 60s, to hospital with minor injuries,” a spokesman for North West Ambulance Service said.

Three fire engines and a number of specialist appliances from Eccles, Salford and Bury also attended.

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Fire Rescue Service added: “One lorry was involved and ended up down the motorway embankment.

“Fire crews are currently in attendance and are working to make the scene safe.”

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