National Rail confirmed on their website at 11.25am: “A vehicle has struck a bridge at Patricroft causing delays of up to 45 minutes to trains between Manchester and Liverpool/Warrington/Wigan via Eccles.
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The HGV hit the bridge above Green Lane in Patricroft, Eccles, on Wednesday morning. Rail engineers were forced to close the line for around 30 minutes after the incident at 9.30 while safety checks were carried out on the bridge. The truck sp