Police said a car crashed overnight at Regent Road roundabout in Salford before landing on tracks beneath, closing railway lines between Newton-le-Willows and Manchester. The crash has also been affecting trains between Wigan North Western and Manchester.

Routes and services around Manchester have been cancelled, diverted or delayed after a dramatic collision resulting in a car on the train tracks during the night.

Commuters and travelers in the northwest of England were hit with major travel disruption Friday after a car plunged from a bridge onto the main rail line between Manchester and Liverpool, one of the country's busiest.

The main railway line between Liverpool and Manchester will remain closed for most of the day after a car plunged on to the tracks. Northern, TransPennine Express and Transport for Wales services face significant disruption until the car can be removed from the line which connects Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly.

The main railway line that runs between Manchester and Liverpool will be closed for most of the day after a car crashed through a barrier and fell onto the tracks below. The accident, which didn’t involve any other vehicles,

The vehicle came to rest upside down on a line in Salford, Greater Manchester, affecting services to Liverpool.