M6 live traffic updates as lanes closed after car fire and crash
There is queuing traffic on the M6 today due to a car fire and crash. According to traffic monitoring site Inrix, multiple lanes have been closed due to the fire on the M6 northbound, just before junction 19. There has also been accident just before junction 18[1] heading northbound[2] at Middlewich/Holmes Chapel.
Queues are building[3]. Pictures from the scene showed a vehicle on fire, with smoke billowing into the air from the motorway[4]. A spokesperson[5] for the Cheshire Fire[6] Service said: "Firefighters are currently at the scene of a vehicle fire on the M6 Northbound near to Junction 19.
There will be delays in the area so please avoid if possible." We'll be bringing you all the updates about this incident via our live blog below. Anyone with information is asked to call 101, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or on social media via @MerPolCC on X and 'Merseyside Police' on Facebook.
The police say you should always call 999 if a crime is in progress. An anonymous online report can be made to Crimestoppers here. For the latest news and breaking news visit liverpoolecho.co.uk/news[7][8] Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our daily and breaking newsletter[9].
Sign up to our breaking news newsletter here[10].
Follow us on X @LivECHONews[11] or on Bluesky @liverpoolecho.co.uk[12] - official Liverpool ECHO accounts - real news in real time.
We're also on Facebook/theliverpoolecho[13] - your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Liverpool ECHO.
References
- ^ before junction 18 (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
- ^ northbound (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
- ^ are building (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
- ^ motorway (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
- ^ spokesperson (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
- ^ Fire (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
- ^ here. (track.vuelio.uk.com)
- ^ liverpoolecho.co.uk/news (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
- ^ daily and breaking newsletter (data.reachplc.com)
- ^ here (data.reachplc.com)
- ^ @LivECHONews (twitter.com)
- ^ Bluesky @liverpoolecho.co.uk (bsky.app)
- ^ Facebook/theliverpoolecho (www.facebook.com)