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| Lorry crash on M62 closes two motorways | Lorry crash on M62 closes two motorways |
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| A lorry has crashed and overturned in Greater Manchester, causing severe disruption to traffic on two motorways. | A lorry has crashed and overturned in Greater Manchester, causing severe disruption to traffic on two motorways. |
| The lorry, which was carrying animal feed, crashed on the M62 near junction 12 for the M60, at about 11:20 GMT. | |
| Several tons of animal feed spilled from the M62 to a carriageway below on the M60, the Highways Agency said. Nobody was injured. | |
| The lorry was left "hanging slightly" over a bridge after it destroyed a barrier, the agency said. | |
| Its driver had to be freed from the vehicle but is understood not to be injured. | |
| The M60 has been closed at junction 12 while the road is cleared and motorists are advised to avoid the area. | The M60 has been closed at junction 12 while the road is cleared and motorists are advised to avoid the area. |
| Traffic is said to be congested up to junction 15, at the Swinton Interchange. | |
| The M602 exit slip road to the M60 has also been closed westbound at junction 1, for the Eccles Interchange. | |
| He added there was no risk of the lorry falling onto the carriageway. | |
| The agency hopes traffic will be moving normally later in the afternoon. |