Emergency services person raced to the country of a superior clang connected the M6 adjacent Preston, Lancashire connected Friday evening.

By Sam Ormiston, Assistant News Editor, Astha Saxena, News Reporter

21:27, Fri, Oct 25, 2024 | UPDATED: 21:29, Fri, Oct 25, 2024

Emergency services person raced to the country connected the M6 junction 30 adjacent Preston aft a immense crash, with parts of the roadworthy expected to beryllium "shut for immoderate time".

Pictures from section traffic cameras amusement immense queues gathering agelong the large agelong of UK motorway arsenic acold backmost arsenic junction 30 (Blacow Split) and junction 29 (Bamber Bridge).

It is not yet known whether determination person been immoderate terrible casualties arsenic a effect of the crash, which sparked postulation chaos connected Friday evening.

A spokesperson for Lancashire Police wrote connected X: "We person closed lanes 3 and 4 of M6 Northbound owed to a roadworthy postulation collision astatine Junction 31. We expect that the roadworthy volition beryllium closed for immoderate time.

"We’d urge looking for an alternate way We’ll update you present erstwhile the roadworthy is afloat unfastened again."

Express.co.uk has contacted Lancashire Police and North West Ambulance Service for further information.

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M6 adjacent Preston

Police accidental the M6 adjacent Preston volition person aggregate lanes closed for immoderate clip (Image: Traffic Cameras UK)

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5 mins ago21:26 Sam Ormiston

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