M6 LIVE: Motorway closed with severe delays after lorry crash in Cheshire
There are currently delays of around two-and-a-half hours in both directions and over 9 miles of queueing traffic due to the emergency closure near Holmes Chapel this afternoon.
The motorway remains closed whilst police accident investigators work at the scene.
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M6 LIVE: Motorway closed with severe delays after lorry hits railway bridge in Cheshire
Key Events
- The M6 is closed northbound between J17 - J18 near Holmes Chapel due to a serious lorry crash
- Delays of over 120 minutes and 9 miles of congestion on approach to the northbound closure
- Diversion route also very heavily congested
- Police have confirmed the driver of the HGV has died
Police have confirmed the driver of the HGV, a man in his 60s, has died
Police were called to the collision on the northbound carriageway at around 8.05am today (September 7).
Officers discovered a blue and white HGV had collided with a railway bridge between junctions 17 (Sandbach) and 18 (Middlewich).
The driver, a man in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
His next of kin have been informed.
A spokesman for Cheshire Police said: “Enquiries in relation to the incident are ongoing and officers are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision, or anyone with any CCTV or dashcam footage which may aid the investigation.”
Anyone with any information about the incident can contact police by calling 101, quoting IML 1079063.
You can also visit www.cheshire.police.uk/tua.