Motorway lanes shut as animal carcasses spill out on carriageway
ANIMAL carcasses have spilled out on to a motorway carriageway.
Two lanes have been shut after an accident involving two lorries and a car on the M60 anticlockwise between junction 17 A56 Prestwich/ Whitefield and J16 A666 Pendlebury.
Lanes one and two of the four are closed and traffic reports state that there has been a spillage of animal carcasses from one of the lorries.
Highways England tweeted that specialist clean up team was now at the scene.
Traffic is said to be moving slowly.
2 lanes remain closed on #M60 anti-clock J17-J16 nr #Prestwich due to a collision.Significant debris/spill.Specialist clean up team at scene
— Highways England (@HighwaysNWEST) October 18, 2016
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