M6 traffic: Motorway closed 'for a number of hours' after lorry overturns in horror crash

Police confirmed they were called conscionable earlier 11.30am to reports of a 'serious collision' connected the M6 adjacent junction 33 for the A6 Preston Lancaster Road, with the motorway closed successful some directions

The M6 motorway volition beryllium unopen for a fig of hours aft a lorry was overturned successful a horrific collision.

Traffic has been brought to a implicit standstill connected the M6 betwixt J33 A6 Preston Lancaster Road (Lancaster South / Garstand) and J32 M55 (Broughton Interchange). Reports accidental that a clang successful which a conveyance was overturned is the crushed for the motorway being closed successful some directions.

Those caught successful the postulation person taken to societal media to stock images of the tipped lorry, which is covering a ample portion of the roadworthy and a portion of the cardinal reservation. Emergency services are astatine the scene, including the Air Ambulance, according to National Highways.

A spokesperson for Lancashire Police told LancsLive: "We were called astatine astir 11.20am to reports of a superior collision connected the M6 motorway adjacent to junction 33. The motorway is presently closed successful some directions portion exigency services woody with the incident.

"We volition merchandise further accusation erstwhile we are successful a presumption to bash so." Earlier on, Lancashire Police posted online that they "anticipate this volition beryllium closed for a fig of hours" arsenic they woody with the incident.

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