A crash has lead to huge queues on two major motorways .

The M62 eastbound has one lane of traffic closed at junction 11 at Birchwood, with traffic seen forming back to junction eight for Burtonwood, Google traffic data shows.

Meanwhile, the M6 southbound is also seeing long delays with queues between junction 21A for the M62 and junction 22 at Winwick. 08:45 Ryan Fahey

M62 delays expected to clear in an hour

On its website, National Highways congestion on the M62 is expected to ease up in about an hour.

National Highways said: "The event is expected to clear between 09:15 and 09:30 on 2 October 2025

"Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:30 and 09:45 on 2 October 2025

"There are currently delays of 30 minutes against expected traffic" 08:42 Ryan Fahey

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