{"id":4336,"date":"2025-03-21T11:52:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzz7.info\/?p=4336"},"modified":"2025-03-21T11:52:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:52:39","slug":"several-injured-after-lorry-smashes-through-motorway-reservation-into-six-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/?p=4336","title":{"rendered":"Several injured after lorry smashes through motorway reservation into six vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\"><figcaption>Drivers are urged to avoid the area following the major crash (Picture: X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Several people are reportedly injured after a lorry has crashed into six vehicles on a major motorway.<\/p>\n<p>The crash has happened on a section of the M60 near Swinton, Greater <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/manchester\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester<\/a>, which is closed.<\/p>\n<p>Greater Manchester Police said: \u2018We are responding to a collision on the M60 motorway at junction 15 in Swinton involving an HGV crossing the central reservation, into the opposite lane, before going into the embankment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018At approximately 7pm this evening (20\/03\/2025), the HGV crashed into six vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The M60 is closed clockwise and anticlockwise between junction 15 and 16. Several people have been injured and paramedics are on scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We ask motorists to avoid this section of the M60 this evening. Your patience is appreciated as emergency services continue to provide medical aid and investigate the incident.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>National Highways said: \u2018At least one vehicle which has crossed through the central reservation barrier.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The road is likely to be closed for some time.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22764711\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_244568950-41c1-e1742508418274.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"Traffic on the M60.\" width=\"646\" height=\"535\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Traffic on the M60 following the major crash this evening (Picture: Highways England)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>National Highways added that the section of the motorway is expected to be closed until at least midnight.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: \u2018Four people were assessed by colleagues from North West Ambulance Service, and one person is being conveyed to Salford Royal Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Source: metro.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drivers are urged to avoid the area following the major crash (Picture: X) Several people are reportedly injured after a lorry has crashed into six vehicles on a major motorway. The crash has happened on a section of the M60 near Swinton, Greater Manchester, which is closed. Greater Manchester Police said: \u2018We are responding to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","category-breaking-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4336"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4338,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4336\/revisions\/4338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}