Lorry falls from Cheshire motorway bridge

A lorry has fallen 60 metres from a span connected the M6 successful Cheshire.

The conveyance plummeted from the Thelwall Viaduct betwixt junctions 20 and 21, landing connected the embankment below, Cheshire Constabulary said.

The operator of the lorry is not believed to person suffered life-threatening injuries.

The incidental happened astatine astir 6.50pm connected Monday.

Fire crews utilized rescue instrumentality to little themselves to the driver.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service utilized h2o to chill the lorry and stopped a leak of astir 1,000 litres of substance from the vehicle.

Three lanes are expected to stay closed connected the northbound carriageway until the greeting owed to the harm caused to the barrier, the unit said.

One lane volition stay unfastened with a reduced velocity limit.

Police person advised motorists to debar the area.