Major motorway closed just before rush hour due to ‘serious’ crash

Drivers look unreserved hr chaos this greeting aft a conception of the M6 was closed pursuing a ‘serious’ clang betwixt a lorry and a van.

All 3 lanes heading northbound betwixt junctions 32 and 33 successful Lancashire person been shut.

Emergency services are successful attendance and National Highways has warned the motorway volition stay closed ‘for immoderate time’.

Lancashire Police said: ‘The M6 Northbound betwixt junctions 32-33 is presently closed owed to a roadworthy postulation collision.

‘We expect that the motorway volition beryllium closed for immoderate time. We’d urge looking for an alternate route.

‘We’ll update you present erstwhile the motorway is open.’

National Highways said mean postulation is not expected to resume until 9.30am astatine the earliest.

Traffic is already gathering towards junction 32 adjacent Preston, wherever the M6 meets the M55 arsenic diversions are enactment successful place.

The closure is affecting each 3 northbound lanes up to junction 33 for Garstang.

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