DELAYS of more than an hour have been reported on the M62 after the motorway was closed by a crash.

A ‘multi-vehicle accident’ involving a lorry at around 3.15pm shut the eastbound carriageway completely between junction 11 at Birchwood and junction 12 at Eccles.

The motorway partially reopened shortly before 4pm, but one lane remains closed.

Long delays of around one hour and 20 minutes are reported back to junction 10 at Croft.