M6 traffic chaos with hour delays and 6 mile tailbacks
There is traffic chaos on the M6 this afternoon, with problems on the southbound carriageway between J19 and J15. There is a broken down lorry between junction 19 and 18 and there was a crash between J16 and J15 which is causing severe delays. National Highways said there were queues of six and a half miles and delays of at least an hour for drivers.
They said: "The #M6[1] southbound between J16 (#Barthomley[2]) and J15 (#Stoke[3]), lanes 2 and 3 (of 3) are closed due to a collision. There is approx.
6.5 miles of congestion on approach, causing delays of 60 minutes above usual journey times." Traffic site Inrix said: "Long delays due to earlier accident on M6 Southbound after J16 A500 (Stoke-On-Trent / Crewe).
Congestion to J17 (Sandbach).
The opposite side is also congested due to the earlier onlookers.
"Two lanes closed and queueing traffic due to broken down lorry on M6 Southbound from J19 A556 (Knutsford) to J18 A54 Middlewich Road (Middlewich / Holmes Chapel)."