Warning to 1,000s of Oasis fans as ‘serious' crash shuts busy motorway in BOTH directions
Authorities have been forced to close the busy road in both directions, following the major incident.
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The accident occurred at Junction 20 and has led to the closure of the road between Junction 19 for Middleton and Junction 22 for Chadderton.
Heavy traffic has been steadily building on the road after the accident and emergency services are on the scene.
A spokesperson from the Bee Network - the company which runs Manchester's trams and buses - has released a statement following the closure.
The statement read: "Due to a serious road traffic collision on the M60 J20, part of the motor way is currently closed causing significant delays on roads in the area.
"This may impact your journey to Heaton Park for the Oasis concert."
The M60 is a major route for getting to Manchester and the collision is expected to cause carnage for fans attending Oasis' concert at Heaton Park.
Heaton Park has a capacity of 50,000 though crowd sizes on weekends can be as high as 80,000 people.
The Gallagher brothers' tour has been a major success with the pair selling out venues in their home city of Manchester, as well as Wembley Stadium in London.
Their 41-show reunion tour sold out in minutes, after Liam and Noel finally put years of fighting behind them.
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