Transport and Logistics Network
Statement from National Highways
“The M6 in Cheshire is closed northbound between J16 (A500/Talke) and J17 (Sandbach), due to a collision involving two lorries.
“The incident which occurred shortly before 21:30 this evening has resulted in a significan…
Huge lorries caught going too quick or having too much weight were pulled over on the M6 near Coventry. The large loads were led in to Corley Services on Wednesday (January 25).
Warwickshire Police’s Operational Patrol Unit (OPU) ran a check site at th…
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He explained:
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Rush-hour traffic has been stopped on the M6 due to a lorry fire. Emergency services have been called out to the incident on the southbound carriageway between Junction 10a and Junction 10.
National Highways uploaded an image of the blaze which shows t…
Traffic has been stopped on the M6 due to a lorry fire
The southbound carriageway of the motorway was closed at around 8am after the blaze broke out between Junction 10a for the M54 and Junction 10 for Walsall.
The road was closed for around an…
All lanes reopen on southbound carriageway
All lanes have reopened on the southbound carriageway. Two lanes, of three, remain closed on the northbound carriageway.
National Highways said: “Traffic has now been released in both directions on the #M6 in …
A lorry driver deliberately crashed into trees along a busy motorway to avoid hitting another HGV. The driver was unable to stop due to ‘slippy conditions’ and exited on a hard shoulder.
Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG), a co-operative operation be…
A lorry driver deliberately crashed into trees along a busy motorway to avoid hitting another HGV. The driver was unable to stop due to ‘slippy conditions’ and exited on a hard shoulder.
© CMPG The lorry after the crash
Central Motorway Police Group (…
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Traffic chaos hit Coventry this morning after a lorry overturned at a busy roundabout. The lorry collided with a Peugeot at the Longford Road roundabout, by the Novotel, and landed on its side.
The impact of the crash also led to Tarmac pouring out of …