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Drivers are facing severe delays as the M56 is closed due to a lorry fire.
Emergency services have closed all lanes on the M56 Eastbound from junction 12 A557 (Runcorn) to J11 A56 Chester Road (Preston Brook).
The traffic has been stopped since around …
A driver was caught with blocks of cocaine with a street value of £400,000 after his car broke down on the M56.
Darcy Holder-Smith caught the attention of a Cheshire Police patrol, which came across a stranded black BMW 3 series on the eastbound carria…
A driver fled from police before injuring himself when he tried to hurdle a fence, officers have said. The incident was tweeted North West Motorway Police at just before 11am on Thursday (March 31).
Officers stated that a driver of a white Renault Clio…
A lorry driver was issued with a fine by police after being caught taking a tachograph break in a live lane on the M56.
The driver had stopped on the motorway on an open access slip road in the early hours of Wednesday morning (March 30). North West Mo…
A lorry driver who stopped in a live lane leading to a motorway for a rest has been fined by police. North West Motorway Police revealed details of the driver’s potentially dangerous decision on Twitter – and shared an image of the HGV.
The lorry was s…
A lorry driver who stopped in a M56 to take a tachograph break today was issued with a fine by police after they spotted the immobile vehicle in a live lane. The driver stopped on the motorway on an open access slip road in the early hours of Wednesday…
Two lanes on the M56 have been closed after a crash involving two lorries caused a large oil spill.
Fire crews and air ambulance were called to the motorway after one person was trapped and handed to paramedics.
The crash occurred between J10 A49 Tarpo…
A motorist fined for speeding through A55 roadworks has received little sympathy from fellow drivers. Some, however, are adamant the restriction zone is too long and a few believe it is a carefully crafted money-making racket.
A Manchester motorist cau…
The search for an escaped prisoner has seen the M6 and M56 motorways close for hours, leaving 14 miles of traffic.
Inmate Jonathan Simpson, 40, was last seen at HMP Thorn Cross in Appleton, Cheshire, at 9am today, with police continuing enquiries to tr…
Drivers treated themselves to an ice cream after they became stuck in miles of traffic on the M56 on Wednesday evening. In a video shared to social media, people can be seen walking up to a stationary ice cream truck in the middle of the motorway befor…