Live updates as motorway closed due to lorry on fire

The M62 has been closed by emergency services due to a lorry fire.

A section of the motorway westbound is closed from J7 A57 Warrington Road (Rainhill Stoops) to J6 M57 J1 (Tarbock Island).

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The closure is in place as National Highways officers, police and the fire service are in attendance.

Heavy traffic is being reported as a result, with vehicles at a stand still.

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