Broken down lorry causes ‘severe’ delays on M6 motorway

National Highways is reporting delays of up to 45 minutes on the southbound carriageway.

This comes after a lorry broke down, causing two lanes to be closed.

The closure is in place between J17 (Sandbach) and J16 (Stoke-on-Trent).

Traffoc pffocers are at the scene and recovery agenct are en route.

The AA is reporting "severe delays of 44 minutes and increasing" with an average speed of 10mph.