M6 Northbound to remain shut into the evening rush hour

Police say a stretch of the M6 motorway is set to remain closed into this evening's rush hour.

Four lorries and a tanker truck were involved in a serious crash on the Northbound carriageway near Knutsford in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday 4th June).

One person was rushed to the Royal Stoke Hospital with serious injuries, which are not believed to be life threatening.

The collision resulted in a shed load and oil and diesel fuel damage across three lanes – leaving only lane four open to drivers past the scene.

Cheshire Police say all of the vehicles have now been recovered from the scene and the incident has now been passed to Highways England.

While the lorries have now been removed from the area there is damage of some kind – caused by gouging, hydraulic oil or diesel fuel – in lanes one, two and three of the northbound carriageway and it’s not possible to safely run any traffic over these lanes without repairs and resurfacing.

Lanes one and two will be resurfaced this afternoon and lane four will remain open to traffic. Once this has been completed, lane one will re-open and lane three will be resurfaced with the adjoining lanes closed for safety reasons due to the size of the heavy plant required for the work.

There has been very heavy congestion in the area throughout today and the northbound entry slip road at junction 18 has been closed to drivers to help ease traffic. This will be monitored and may re-open later if congestion eases

Police are continuing to urge motorists to avoid the area if possible.

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