To keep up with Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here More than 10 miles of queues hit the M62 this afternoon after a car overturned in Greater Manchester.
The incident, between junctions 22 at Saddleworth and 21 at Milnrow on the westbound side of the motorway, took more than three-and-a-half hours to clear.
At one point, traffic was bumper-to-bumper for 12 miles, with the congestion stretching all the way back to junction 25 for Huddersfield. READ MORE: The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies, aged 80 Shortly after the incident, Highways England tweeted: "Traffic stopped.
M62 westbound J22 ( Denshaw ) to J21 (Milnrow, Shaw, A640) traffic has been temporarily STOPPED due to an overturned vehicle." However, just
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