UPDATE: The M66 reopened at 12.30pm, Greater Manchester Police announced. 

Part of the M66 has been closed after a car collided with the body of a woman shortly after 2am this morning. 

The incident occurred on the M66 Northbound in Bury and the motorway is currently closed from junction 1 to 3. 

Police are investigating how the woman came to be on the carriageway and are asking motorists to avoid the area.