Thelwall Viaduct lorry driver update as single lane of M6 reopens

Emergency services descended onto the M6 after a lorry fell off the Thelwall Viaduct. The vehicle is believed to have hit the barrier heading northbound and plunged off the bridge.

Cheshire Police confirmed to the ECHO officers are on the scene, with Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service assisting. The incident, involving no other vehicles, took place on the M6 northbound at Thelwall Viaduct, between junction 20 and 21, shortly after 6.50pm on Monday, September 20.

The lorry driver has been taken to hospital, but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. According to traffic monitoring site Inrix, three lanes remain closed due to emergency barrier repairs. Only one lane (of four) remains open.

A spokesperson for Cheshire Police said: “Officers attended the scene and found a lorry had come off the carriageway and landed on the embankment below the bridge. The driver of the lorry is not believed to have suffered any life-threatening injuries.