Thelwall Viaduct horror: M6 travel chaos as lorry plunges 60ft leaving miles of traffic

National Highways has issued a large postulation update pursuing a clang involving a HGV connected the M6 connected Monday with a analyzable repair cognition causing terrible question delays

Motorists person been warned of question chaos connected the M6 after a lorry plunged 60ft disconnected a span in a fearfulness mishap sparking miles of traffic.

The horrifying incidental happened erstwhile the lorry plummeted from the Thelwall Viaduct and crash-landed connected the crushed beneath connected Monday night. Police and firefighters rushed to the country and rescued the operator aft the terrifying autumn astatine astir 6.50pm. The operator is believed to person not suffered immoderate life-threatening injuries.

The latest pictures from the crash site showed a earnestly wrecked conveyance lying connected the embankment beneath the motorway. The motorway was afloat closed connected the northbound carriageway betwixt J20 for Lymm Interchange and J21 for the A57 past night. On Tuesday, it was reported that lone 2 lanes are successful cognition connected the engaged motorway.

In an updated statement, National Highways confirmed that a "complex repair operation" is present underway to hole the bridge. The institution said: "A analyzable repair cognition is underway and volition proceed passim the morning. Expect delays into the greeting peak. Allow other time."

North West Motorway Police issued an update connected Twitter. They said: "A precocious bully greeting from A block, present with you passim the day, if retired and astir instrumentality attraction of yourselves, we inactive lone person 2 lanes moving connected Threlfall Viaduct, M6" A Cheshire Fire and Rescue spokesperson earlier said: "[Crews] recovered that a HGV had near the carriageway and overturned connected an embankment, falling implicit 60 feet.

"Crews utilized method rescue instrumentality to little themselves and scope the casualty, who was handed implicit to the attraction of attending paramedics. Crews person applied h2o to chill the HGV and are utilizing bunding to incorporate a leak of astir 1000 litres of bio-diesel from the substance tanks of the vehicle."

Drivers person been told to adhd further clip to their question plans connected Tuesday. National Highways added connected Twitter: "Please let other travel clip if travelling connected the #M6 northbound this greeting arsenic 2 lanes (of 4) stay closed betwixt J20 #Lymm and J21 #Warrington Delays of 60 minutes and approx. 6 miles congestion approaching #ThelwallViaduct Specialist betterment crews are present arriving astatine scene."