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| Two motorways reopen after lorry crash on M62 | Two motorways reopen after lorry crash on M62 |
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| Two motorways have reopened after a lorry crashed and overturned in Greater Manchester, causing severe disruption to traffic. | Two motorways have reopened after a lorry crashed and overturned in Greater Manchester, causing severe disruption to traffic. |
| The lorry, carrying several tons of animal feed, crashed on the M62 near junction 12 for the M60, at 11:20 GMT on Tuesday. | |
| Its load spilled from the M62 to a carriageway below on the M60. | |
| The Highways Agency said the vehicle destroyed a barrier and was left "hanging slightly" over a bridge. | |
| Its driver had to be freed from the vehicle but is understood not to be injured. | Its driver had to be freed from the vehicle but is understood not to be injured. |
| The M60 was closed at junction 12 while the road was cleared but reopened mid-afternoon along with the M602 which is down to one lane westbound at junction 1, for the Eccles Interchange. | The M60 was closed at junction 12 while the road was cleared but reopened mid-afternoon along with the M602 which is down to one lane westbound at junction 1, for the Eccles Interchange. |
| A Highways Agency spokesman said there was no risk of the lorry falling on to the carriageway. | |
| The vehicle had been removed from the carriageway by 23:15 GMT but the hard shoulder remains closed to allow barrier repair work to take place. |