Long queues on M6 southbound in Cheshire following crash and lorry breakdown

Two lanes are closed on the southbound carriageway from junction 19 for Knutsford to junction 18 for Middlewich after a lorry broke down. Lanes one and two are cordoned off as emergency services deal with the incident. Long tailbacks of traffic are reported.

An earlier crash further south caused six-and-a-half miles of congestion.

National Highways says that all lanes are now back open between junctions 16 and 15 but motorists still face long long queues.