Drivers are facing long delays on the M6 this morning after traffic was stopped following a multi-vehicle crash.
There is currently ongoing congestion on the M6 southbound between junctions 19 at Knutsford and 18 at Middlewich, in Cheshire.
Traffic was briefly held between the two junctions following the incident, according to traffic monitoring site Inrix, with one lane still closed and “long delays” ongoing.
“Long delays and one lane closed due to accident on M6 Southbound from J19 A556 (Knutsford) to J18 A54 Middlewich Road (Middlewich/Holmes Chapel),” an Inrix statement reads. “Lane one remains closed after being held for around 10 minutes.”
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Recovery teams are working at the scene of the collision this morning.
One lane remains closed on the M6 southbound between junctions 19 and 18 in Cheshire.
Zahra KhaliqToday09:08 BST
There is currently 5 miles of congestion on the M6 in Cheshire following a “multi vehicle collision”. One lane is closed southbound between J19, Knutsford, and J18, Holmes Chapel.
Zahra KhaliqToday09:01 BST
National Highways says drivers are facing 40-minute queues, with traffic tailing back for five miles.