Delays and lanes closed on M6 at Thelwall Viaduct after serious crash

All site visitors heading northbound was quickly held from round 7pm as emergency providers closed the motorway.

This follows what Cheshire Police is asking a ‘critical collision’ on Thelwall Viaduct, between junctions 21 for the A57 Manchester Highway at Woolston and 20 for the M56 at Lymm.

Officers attended the scene and located a lorry had come off the carriageway and landed on the embankment beneath the bridge.

The driving force of the lorry is just not believed to have suffered any life-threatening accidents.

Trapped site visitors is being launched, with one lane open and three closed.

A diversion is in place with motorists following the hole diamond image alongside the A50 Knutsford Lane into Knutsford and on the A57 Manchester Highway.

A spokesman for Cheshire Police stated: “Please bear in mind that various lanes are closed on the M6 northbound.

Emergency providers in attendance on the M6 (Picture: CFRS) “That is at Thelwall Viaduct, between junctions 20 and 21, because of a critical collision.

“The closures are anticipated to be in place for a while and motorists are suggested to keep away from the realm and discover different routes.”

A Nationwide Highways spokesman added: “Site visitors caught throughout the closure of the M6 northbound in Cheshire, between junctions 20 for Lymm and 21 for Warrington, is now passing the scene of the incident through lane one.

“Thanks to your endurance. We can have you shifting as quickly as we will.

“Three lanes of 4 stay closed because of important barrier harm on Thelwall Viaduct.

“Site visitors is passing through lane one solely. Anticipate lengthy delays on strategy.”

These lane closures will stay in place for a while, and are anticipated to proceed into the morning.

Site visitors on the M6 this night (Picture: Nationwide Highways) Motorists are suggested to keep away from the realm and discover another route throughout this time.

Cheshire Fireplace and Rescue Service confirmed that 5 hearth engines from Warrington, Lymm, Middlewich, Chester and Powey Lane hearth stations attended.

A rescue boat from Warrington Fireplace Station and an aerial equipment from Lymm Fireplace Station was additionally despatched to the scene.

A CFRS spokesman stated: “Firefighters had been known as to studies of a heavy items automobile that had left the carriageway of the M6 northbound between junctions 20 and 21, near the Thelwall Viaduct.

“On arrival, they discovered {that a} HGV had left the carriageway and overturned on an embankment, falling roughly 60 metres.

“Crews used technical rescue tools to decrease themselves and attain the casualty, who was handed over to the care of attending paramedics.

“Crews have utilized water to chill the HGV and are utilizing bunding to include a leak of roughly 1,000 litres of bio-diesel from the gasoline tanks of the automobile.

“Crews at the moment are bringing operational actions to an in depth and are beginning to depart the scene, handing over the incident to associate businesses.”