M6 reopens after crash shuts motorway between Preston and Lancaster

The M6 was closed after a crash between Preston and Lancaster this afternoon (Wednesday, October 4).

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All northbound traffic was temporarily held from junctions 32 (Preston^[2], M55) to 33 (Lancaster^[3] Services) after a multi-vehicle crash at around 1.30pm.

Police^[4] stopped traffic and held motorists for around 45 minutes while emergency services attended and the vehicles were recovered.

All lanes have since reopened and traffic has returned to normal.

Southbound traffic was unaffected.

It’s not clear at this stage whether anyone was injured in the crash.

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