Children were left crying at Manchester’s Trafford Centre today after fights broke out and motorists were left stuck in the car park for over five hours. Congestion at the shopping centre was so bad yesterday that some cars were left unable to leave their parking spaces,

Shoppers found themselves stuck in the car park for hours on end in gridlock traffic outside the Trafford Centre - witnesses said they saw fights break out between motorists

Council chiefs will hold talks with bosses at the Trafford Centre after scores of shoppers were left stuck in queues for several hours. There were chaotic scenes on Monday night (December 30) as gridlocked formed in the shopping complex's car parks and on surrounding roads. Some of those caught up in the chaos said they were stuck for five hours.

Traffic was at a total standstill with people turning their engines off and fights breaking out as no-one moved an inch for hours from the shopping centre car park

Sounds of “children crying” filled the air of the Trafford Centre in Manchester today after thousands of people were stuck for over five hours in the car park. Those hoping for a peaceful days shopping between Christmas and the New Year were instead trapped in a nightmare amid traffic chaos at the site.

Gridlocked traffic caused shoppers to be left stranded in a shopping centre car park last night, leading to children becoming distressed and fights between motorists. The situation outside the Trafford Centre in Manchester escalated as those left trapped turned on each other.