A PERSON has been taken to hospital following a crash at Chain Bar this morning.

The incident created heavy traffic after a lane on the M62 was forced to shut.

Lane two, of two, on the exit slip road to the M62 West is where the closure has occurred.

The two-vehicle collision happened at 8.25am on the M606 Southbound at J1 M62 J26 (Chain Bar).

Traffic has been released after being held for ten minutes.

A police spokesperson said: "We were called at 8.25am to M606 to reports of a two-vehicle road traffic collision.

"One person has been taken to hospital."