Drivers are facing long delays on a stretch of the M6 motorway this morning amid reports of a crash.
Three lanes were initially closed off on the northbound stretch of the motorway near Wigan, according to traffic alert service Inrix. They were shut from junction 25 for Bryn to junction 26 for the Orrell Interchange amid a ‘serious’ crash.
Long delays built up to the closure. Two lanes have since been closed off on a stretch of the M6 southbound amid a separate incident.
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The lanes remain shut from junction 27 for Standish to junction 26 for the Orrell Interchange. Drivers are continuing to face long delays on the southbound carriageway.
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