Police have closed off part of the M60 Junction 11 roundabout at Peel Green, Eccles, after a man was trapped in his car when it collided with a lorry.
The driver of a blue car, understood to be a Skoda Octavia, was trapped in his vehicle.
Eyewitnesses at the scene said the car was been crushed under the front wheels of a Volvo HGV.
At 9.50am today fire crews and police were called to Brookhouse Avenue, leading to Liverpool Road, after the smash happened under the motorway bridge.
It’s understood that North West Air Ambulance was scrambled to the scene but later stood down.
Fire crews stabilised the lorry with stocks and prepared to cut the roof from the Skoda.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire said their teams were assessing the situation and would use a Weber cutting tool to free the injured man.
It’s not yet known whether the car driver’s injuries are life-threatening.
By 11am was taken to Salford Royal Hospital by road ambulance.
A second casualty, the driver of the HGV, was treated at the scene by paramedics.
Part of the roundabout was closed off to traffic and large numbers of police were at the scene.
Traffic backed up in all directions with long delays expected on the A57 Liverpool Road on the approach to the motorway roundabout through Peel Green, and in the direction of Irlam.
Update: 11.25am Fire crews have confirmed they have put a stop on the incident and will be clearing the scene to leave.
The car has been moved to the Eccles side of the roundabout.
Traffic problems are ongoing on the A57 Liverpool Road between Irlam and Eccles.
Main image by Dave Rogerson
