One lane of the M62 was forced to shut this morning after a car hit the central reservation of the carriageway.
Merseyside Police confirmed that one lane of the busy motorway was shut eastbound from junction five to junction six due to a vehicle aquaplaning and hitting a barrier. The force blamed a heavy downpour of rain that affected the motorway.
Police also thanked a van driver who pulled over and helped to tow the damaged car from the live lanes. Taking to Twitter, the Roads Policing Unit said: "Patrols have been dealing with a vehicle that aquaplaned following a heavy downpour on the M62 and struck the central reservation.
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"Thank you to the van driver who stopped to assist us tow the vehicle out of a live lane. The motorway has now been cleared."
Traffic monitor INRIX confirmed that the motorway was now completely reopened: "Traffic returned to normal and all lanes open, accident cleared on M62 Eastbound from J5 A5080 Roby Road (Huyton) to J6 M57 J1 (Tarbock Island)."
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