A BROKEN down car on a major commuter motorway caused havoc during rush-hour this morning.
The vehicle was located on the M62 eastbound carriageway, between junction 26 (M606, Chain Bar) and junction 27 (M621, Gildersome).
Lane one was closed while the incident was dealt with, at around 9:36am.
At its height, this caused traffic chaos, with queues of up to 10 miles, and congestion back as far as junction 24 (Ainley Top).
Travel time was quoted as being around 50 minutes.
But, just over an hour later, the broken down car was dealt with and congestion was easing.
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