Drivers faced delays after a crash involving a motorbike and a van this morning.
The incident happened at about 8am near junction 17 of the M60 at Whitefield, and paramedics and police were on the scene.
The motorcyclist was taken to hospital with a suspected broken arm and cuts and bruises, but the van driver was not hurt.
Two lanes of the motorway had been closed, but all lanes have now been reopened.
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