Traffic chaos near major UK airport as crash blocks motorway

Large queues have formed on a motorway close to a major airport this morning following a collision.

The eastbound carriageway on the M56 in Manchester, near junction two for the A560 at Sharston, has been blocked - with queues tailing back to junction four at Wythenshawe, close to Manchester Airport.

A post from Inrix reads: "M56 Eastbound partially blocked, slow traffic due to accident after J2 A560 Altrincham Road (Sharston)." Further details about the nature of the incident are yet to be confirmed. Updates will follow in this blog.

09:16KEY EVENTSection of M56 blocked near Manchester Airport

The M56 is "partially blocked" on the eastbound carriageway this morning, according to traffic monitoring site Inrix. Traffic has gone beyond the closure to junction four at Wythenshawe, close to Manchester Airport.