M6 traffic chaos as police incident shuts busy motorway in both directions

Police have closed the M6 in both directions in Greater Manchester as they respond to an incident on the motorway.

The National Highways have reported a “severe” incident of a road traffic collision from J26 to the northbound entry slip at junction J23.

Emergency services including Greater Manchester Police are in attendance. National Highways Traffic Officers are also present on the scene.

There are currently long delays of around 60 minutes on the approach to the northbound closure, with 5 miles of congestion. There are 30 minute delays southbound, with 4 miles of congestion.

Traffic caught within the closure in both directions is being forced to turn around to leave the M6 and are advised to follow diversion routes.

The National Highways currently believe the M6 will remain closed throughout the day and have no estimation for when it will reopen, due to the nature of the incident.

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