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A lorry driver has been arrested after allegedly driving under the influence of cocaine (Image: GMP Traffic)A lorry driver has been arrested on the motorway near Bury after allegedly driving under the influence of cocaine and nearly causing a crash.The…
The driver was stopped by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) traffic officers after reportedly spotted driving erratically on the M60 near Simister island (J18).
Officers say the driver was seen crossing solid white lines on the motorway and narrowly avo…
St Peter’s Way from the M60 to the centre of the town.
The road is subject to a 50mph[1] speed limit, which is clearly signposted and marked by average speed cameras.
These capture the speed at which a driver goes between two set points rather than ge…
Motorists were stopped in both directions on the M60 this morning following a crash on the major motorway.
Travel services say there was an accident, with emergency services called to the scene this morning. The incident is believed to have happened ju…
The M60 was blocked for hours on Friday after a lorry caught fire. Photos showed huge plumes of smoke and flames coming from the Asda delivery lorry, which was ablaze on the anti-clockwise carriageway.
The motorway was blocked for several hours on Frid…
The crash happened at around 7.17am on the M61 northbound near junction two, which has closed the slip road there, causing miles of congestion back to junction 14 of the M60 near to Swinton Interchange.
Emergency services attended the scene, and the ca…
Heavy traffic is building on both the M61 and M60 this morning after a crash.
One lane has been shut off on the M61 northbound at the entry slip from the M60 anticlockwise, according to traffic alert service Inrix. The accident happened at junction 1 f…
Anthony Pilling, 37, died on Sunday, December, 31 2023, a day after the car he was driving was in collision with another vehicle near Stockport.
Anthony’s family issued a tribute to him which said: “Anthony was the life and soul of any room he walked i…
A woman was taken to hospital after police were called over concerns for her welfare on the M60[1] this morning.
Police and paramedics were called to the clockwise carriageway of the motorway near junction 27 and junction one in Stockport[2] at around …
The drivers were both snapped by cameras breaking the speed limit on the motorway.
The separate cases of both Imran Sultan and Naghma Malik were heard recently before Manchester Magistrates’ Court.
The former, of Wilson Patten Street in the town centre…