A 43 year old woman is in Salford Royal with serious injuries after a crash on the M56 earlier this evening which saw the motorway closed for several hours
It followed a collision between a HGV and four cars, a blue BMW 325I, a grey Toyota Yaris, a dark blue Ford Focus, and a black Tesla.
The driver of the BMW, a 43-year-old local woman, sustained serious injuries and was taken to the Royal Salford Hospital.
A front seat passenger from the BMW also suffered serious injuries. The 52-year-old local man was airlifted to the Royal Salford Hospital.
Their injuries are not believed to be life threatening, and they are both currently in a stable condition.
Following the collision the eastbound carriageway of the M56 was closed between junction 10, Stretton, and junction 9, M6 Interchange, while investigation work was undertaken at the scene.
The road reopened at around 12.30am on Tuesday 19 May.
