A stretch of the M6 motorway is fully shut this morning amid a ‘very serious incident’.
The road is fully closed off on the northbound side between junction 21 near Warrington and junction 21A for the M62 Croft Interchange. Emergency services are on the scene with accident investigation work being carried out.
The motorway was first closed at around 1.20am. Traffic caught up in the closure was released in the early hours, with a diversion route now in place and long delays building.
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National Highways said in a post on X earlier: “Road remains closed for a police investigation following a very serious incident.”
A post on the website said: “The M6 in Cheshire is closed northbound between J21 Woolston Interchange (Warrington, Irlam A57) and J21a Croft Interchange (Liverpool, Southport M62 (M57); Manchester, Bolton, Leeds M62). This is following a serious incident within the Croft Interchange.
“North West Motorway Police Group and North West Ambulance Service are on scene. National Highways have Traffic Officers in attendance also, to assist with traffic management.”
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08:05Ashlie Blakey
Long queues remain on the northbound side
Traffic is still queuing up to the closure at junction 21.
07:45Ashlie Blakey
Delays on both sides of the motorway
There are long delays up to the closure on the northbound side of the M6.
There are also delays on the opposite side of the carriageway as onlookers slow to look at the incident.
07:04Ashlie Blakey
Huge queues up to the closure
Motorway cameras show long queues building up to the closure near junction 21A.
07:02Ashlie Blakey
Officers ‘working hard to get carriageway reopened’
Police remain on the scene on the M6.
06:53Ashlie Blakey
Full diversion route
Diversion Route – follow route marked with a solid square symbol on road signs:
- Exit the M6 at J21
- At the roundabout at the end of the slip road take the second exit on to the B5210 Woolston Grange Avenue
- Follow the B5210 Woolston Grange Avenue over the next four roundabouts
- At the fifth roundabout (Olympic Park) with the A574 take the third exit on to the A574 Birchwood Way (signed towards M62 Leigh, Birchwood, A574)
- Follow the A574 Birchwood Way to the M62 J11 Birchwood Interchange
- From the Birchwood Interchange (J11 M62) roundabout take the first exit on to the M62 westbound (towards Liverpool)
- Follow the M62 westbound to J10 and keep left to access the link road to the M6 and once on the link keep right to re-join the M6 northbound
06:53Ashlie Blakey
The road is shut on the northbound side towards the M62 for Manchester
The M6 is shut between J21 and J21A.
06:52Ashlie Blakey
Statement from National Highways
A post on the National Highways website says:
“The M6 in Cheshire is closed northbound between J21 Woolston Interchange (Warrington, Irlam A57) and J21a Croft Interchange (Liverpool, Southport M62 (M57); Manchester, Bolton, Leeds M62).
“This is following a serious incident within the Croft Interchange.
“North West Motorway Police Group and North West Ambulance Service are on scene. National Highways have Traffic Officers in attendance also, to assist with traffic management.”
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