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.

Disruption between Manchester Victoria and Chester/Liverpool Lime Street via Newton le Willows today is due to a vehicle on the tracks. The line is expected to be closed for most of the day whilst Network Rail work to remove and repair the wires and tracks. We apologise for… pic.twitter.com/aZSudNkG2Z

Services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Airport are affected following a car landing on the train tracks below after crashing at a roundabout. All railway lines between Newton-le-Willows

All-day rail disruption is expected in the north of England after a car crashed onto a railway track in Greater Manchester. The crash caused major damage to the track and cables, with repairs now underway. However, a number of services are expected to be disrupted for the entire day. The motorist survived the crash after the car landed on its roof.

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A crash which saw a car land on railway tracks in Greater Manchester has sparked travel chaos. Police said a car crashed overnight at Regent Road roundabout in Salford before landing on tracks beneath,

Footage shows the aftermath following a car crash on Regent Road in Salford, where a car crashed and landed on the railway track underneath a pedestrian walkway. The car was left completely upside down with car parts thrown across the tracks.