M6: Arrest after car crash on slip road at Knutsford Services

The crash was on the slip road on the M6 southbound carriageway at around 8am on Saturday. There were no injuries in the incident involving a car and a van but one man, the driver of the car, was arrested on suspicion of driving while over the legal limit, driving without a licence, and taking a vehicle without consent. The man in his 20s of Telford, Shropshire, is on bail under investigation.

One lane was shut between the junctions with the A556 for Knutsford and the A54 for Middlewich. There was slow traffic between the junctions for the A556 and the A54 for up to two hours as a result. Anyone can contact Cheshire Police on 101 or on cheshire.police.uk.

They can contact the crime charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.