A MAN has died following an accident which shut a major motorway throughout the morning.
The emergency services were called to an incident on the anti-clockwise carriage of the M60 in Manchester, with the response causing severe traffic congestion.
Cops had been called to a concern for welfare incident involving a man at Barton Bridge.
A full motorway closure was put in place and all traffic was held.
Drivers were warned by the police to avoid the area where possible due to the delays.
A police statement said: “We are currently dealing with a police incident on the M60 at Barton Bridge. Please avoid this area where possible.”
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A man was later confirmed to have tragically died at the scene.
The closure was put in place between junctions 11 at Eccles and 10 at the Trafford Centre, causing major delays throughout the morning.
Police said the man’s next of kin have been made aware and are being supported by officers.
No further details have been released so far but there are no suspicious circumstances involved.
Seven miles of congestion was backed up to Junction 17 for Whitefield.
National Highways travel alerts stated that delays were lasting for at least one hour until around 10am.
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