Manchester-Liverpool rail line closed after Salford car crash

The main railway line between Liverpool and Manchester will remain closed for most of the day after a car crashed on to the tracks.

The crash, which happened near Regents Road roundabout in Salford in the early hours of Friday morning, caused “significant damage to the railway and overhead electric cables”, said Network Rail.

Until British Transport Police and Network Rail engineers remove the car and repair the damaged cables, no trains will be able to run on the Chat Moss line which connects Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said a person had been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following the crash.