Chaos at Trafford Retail Park as shoppers stuck in 'nightmare' queues for over THREE hours trying to get out as M60 closed

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

There were scenes of chaos at Trafford Retail Park on Thursday (December 21) as shoppers became stuck in 'nightmare' queues for over THREE hours trying to get out of the car park.

Major congestion on adjoining Barton Road, compounded by an ongoing closure on the M60 due to an overturned lorry, caused motorists to become stuck attempting to escape the car park for a number of hours, into Thursday evening.

One shopper, who lives just a two minute drive from the retail park, claimed she had been trying to leave since 2.30pm but did not make it to the exit until almost 6.30pm - an agonising four hours later. READ MORE: The Boxing Day walk near Greater Manchester named among most popular in the UK READ MORE: M60 closed after lorry overturns in Storm Pia winds with huge traffic delays There were similar scenes at the same retail park back in August, when shoppers reported waits as long as two hours to make it out, with some even reportedly 'abandoning their cars' out of sheer frustration.

Previously, a spokesperson for Trafford Retail Park said the issues were caused by congestion on Barton Road, adding they 'sympathised' with shoppers who became stuck in the chaos.