A man is in hospital after a crash on the M67 closed two lanes of the eastbound M67 this afternoon (Sunday November 17).
National Highways said the incident involved "an overturned vehicle" on a grass verge between junction 3 in Hyde and the Mottram Roundabout.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: “Just after 1.30pm this afternoon, two fire engines from Hyde and Stalybridge fire station, along with the Enhanced Rescue Unit from Ashton, were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving one car on the M67 between junction 3 and 4.
“Crews arrived quickly at the scene where the car was on its side. Firefighters worked to make the area safe and assessed a 45-year-old man at the scene before they were taken to hospital by colleagues from North West Ambulance Service.
“Firefighters were in attendance for around thirty minutes.”
According to GMFRS, the Enhanced Rescue Units 'respond to complex and sometimes unusual emergencies, including intricate road traffic collisions, water rescues, entrapment, rescues from height, collapsed buildings, trench rescues and more'.
The road has since reopened.
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