THERE are delays on the M62 this morning after two crashes.

The first happened eastbound around 7am between junction nine at Winwick and junction 10 at Croft.

Congestion is back to junction seven at Rainhill.

One lane was closed until 7.20am before all traffic was stopped to allow the vehicles to be moved.

The road reopened at 7.45am

However two lanes are now also closed eastbound and there is queueing traffic due to an accident between junction eight at Burtonwood and junction nine at Winwick.

Lanes three and four are closed with delays back to Rainhill.

Paramedics and highways officials are on the scene.

The accident happened within the residual delays of the earlier accident.