Heavy traffic on M6 in Warrington after crash ahead of rush hour

The collision occurred between junction 21, Warrington, and junction 21A, for the M62, on the M6 northbound this afternoon, Wednesday. Lane one of four were closed while the incident is ongoing and queues are now building back towards junction 22, Winwick, ahead of rush hour. Cheshire Police officers attended the scene this afternoon.

"At 3.12pm today, Wednesday, police were called to reports of a collision on the M6 northbound," a spokesperson said. "The collision involved a grey Ford Transit and a HGV. "The driver of the Ford Transit was taken to hospitals with minor injuries."

The scene has since been cleared, however a second collision has since been reported between junction 20, Lymm, and junction 22.

Lanes three and four have been closed and delays of around 50 minutes are expected ahead of rush hour.