Queues formed on a stretch of the M6 motorway this morning after a crash.

According to traffic alert service Inrix, two lanes were shut off on the northbound stretch of the motorway from junction 18 for Middlewich to junction 19 for Knutsford. Lanes one and two - of four - were closed.

All traffic was temporarily held earlier as highways officers responded to the crash. The crash reportedly involved a van and a lorry.

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Motorway cameras showed queues building up to the closure with slow traffic in the area.

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Ashlie Blakey

Delays should now ease

We will end our live coverage here.

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All lanes now reopened

All lanes have now been reopened on the M6 northbound.

Traffic remains slow in the area up to the previous closure.

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Lane one - of four- remains shut

Lane one - of four - remains shut on the northbound side of the M6.

Motorway cameras show heavy traffic on the stretch up to the closure.

Traffic on the M6 (Image: National Highways)
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Ashlie Blakey

Delays of 30 minutes with 2.5 mile-queues

Lane one remains shut.

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Ashlie Blakey

One lane now closed

One lane now remains closed on the M6 northbound.

It is shut between J18 and J19.

Traffic remains heavy up to the closure.

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Heavy traffic on the northbound side of the M6

This motorway camera shows queues building near junction 18 and 19.

Heavy traffic on the northbound side of the M6 (Image: National Highways)
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