Major UK motorway closed 24 hours after eight car crash through reservations

A major UK motorway is still closed 24 hours after an eight-vehicle crash which saw a lorry drive through the reservation.

Emergency services were called to the M60 just before 11.30am yesterday between junctions 27 at the Portwood roundabout and junction one at the Stockport Pyramid.

Both carriageways were forced to close, after four lorries and four cars crashed into each other.

One HGV also crashed through the central reservation and struck ‘several lamp columns in the process’.

Another dropped beer barrels it was carrying onto the roads, while diesel leaked onto the ground.

National Highways said this morning: ‘REMINDER The #M60 in #GreaterManchester remains closed in both directions between J25 and J1 near #Stockport #Bredbury following a multi-vehicle collision. Emergency works remain ongoing.’

It comes after they said yesterday: ‘It is expected the road will remain closed in both directions for a substantial amount of time due to the amount of infrastructure damage, spillage, debris clean-up and the recovery of several substantially damaged large vehicles.’

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