Drivers are facing long delays on the M6 and M61 as highways officers respond to an incident in Lancashire. Images from the M6 appear to show a motorhome which has overturned on the southbound carriageway near junction 30 for the M61.
Workers from National Highways are in attendance. Data from Google shows long delays on both sides of the M6 approaching the scene, near Preston. Queues appear to be tailing back as far as the M55 on the southbound side.
Heading north from Greater Manchester, there are queues on the M61 tailing back to Chorley. One eyewitness, who is stuck in queues on the M6, told the Manchester Evening News a motorhome was 'on its side' on the M6 southbound, causing 'big queues'.
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Further details about the nature of the incident are yet to be confirmed.
This is a live event. Follow the latest updates below.
Lane closure still in place
The M6 still has one lane closed at Junction 19 for Knutsford.
The closure continues to cause long delays and queuing traffic.
Heavy traffic
This is the current extent of the queues in Lancashire.
Long delays
Drivers are facing congestion at a key point of the North West's motorway network.
Long queues are forming on the M6 in both directions near junction 30.
It follows an incident which is believed to involve an overturned motorhome.
Images from the scene show highways officers in attendance.
The incident is causing long queues on the M61 northbound, affecting traffic heading from Greater Manchester to Lancashire and beyond.
Updates about the incident will be posted in this blog when they are available.
