COMMUTERS faced traffic chaos after a car crash on the M60 motorway near Eccles.
A blue Peugeot 207 travelling anti-clockwise at junction 12, the Eccles Interchange, crashed and overturned at 2.15 pm on Friday.
The woman driver was taken to hospital where she was being treated for her injuries.
Police closed the M60 anti-clockwise section at junction 12 and set up a diversion onto the M602. The road was later reopened.
Motorists travelling home in the Friday evening rush hour have been warned to avoid using the M60 in the area.
The congestion had spread down the M602 to the Mancunian Way by 4pm and traffice was expected to build during rush hour with fans travelling to Friday evening's Take That concert at Old Trafford.
Police appealed for anyone with information about the crash to contact officers on 0161 872 5050.
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No prosecution worries here, one vehicle crash. Exempt under the Ronaldo non careless driving rules...
I was travelling in the opposite direction on the other carriageway this afternoon and so there should have been no delay but we slowed right down for miles and put about an extra hour on the journey, merely because drivers were slowing down to look at the accident, as far as I can see. Could not the police wave the traffic on? Could not one copper be spared from the duties of throwing a party for gipsies and enforcing diversity?
Visibility at this junction is often difficult, particularly on the short slip roads where the M602 and M60 intersect. I have observed an increase in drivers who use sidelights and dipped lights on our roads during periods of glaring low sun (not just Volvo drivers!). This seems a sensible precaution to take when driving with glaring sun behind you and you are in busy motorway traffic, with surrounding drivers often changing lanes without checking blind-spots properly. Of course this analysis doesn't extend to the idiots who drive around in the daytime with their front fog-lights on! Despite UK roads having a good overall safety record, perhaps it's time for further measures to improve driving standards - e.g. new driver probationary periods, the introduction of motorway testing, regular testing every 10 years. I know people will moan but why not strive for better standards. And... any improvement initiatives might just help stimulate economic activity ;-)
Voter - Did you not know that they wear yellow so they can stand around like lemons? The real waste of money is the Highways Agency. This only covers England and they appear to have little clue about getting traffic moving. They must go on the same course as the PCSO’s to learn how to stand round and not even look busy...