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Motorists are facing delays on the M56 this morning due to a ‘police incident’.
Traffic has been stopped on the eastbound carriageway between J12 at Runcorn and J11 at Preston Brook.
Vehicles on both carriageways were initially halted at 10am. The west…
The crash occurred at around 11.55am and involved a car and a tanker lorry on the northbound carriageway.
“The driver of the car was taken to hospital with minor injuries,” a spokesman for Lancashire Police[1] said.
“The northbound carriageway is currently closed to allow vehicle recovery.”
All traffic was also temporarily stopped on the southbound carriageway to allow the air ambulance to land.
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Delays of 20 minutes were reported in the area, with approximately two miles of congestion building on the northbound carriageway.
The A56 northbound will remain closed overnight following a collision (Credit: Google)
At 5pm, National Highways confirmed the northbound carriageway would remain closed overnight so the safety barriers could be repaired.
A spokesman said: “The accident caused extensive barrier damage, and emergency repairs need to be taken out.
“The closures are essential to complete the repairs and ensure the safety of road users.
“Drivers[3] are reminded to plan their journeys, allow extra time for travelling and check traffic conditions before setting off.”
Drivers travelling northbound on the A56 will be diverted off at Rising Bridge.
The diversion route will then guide traffic on to the first exit of the roundabout leading to the A680.
At the A690/A679 junction, motorists should turn right onto A679 northbound.
At A679/A56 Western Roundabout the first exit will enable traffic to re-join the A56 northbound.
Lane 2 on the southbound carriageway is also closed to facilitate the emergency repairs.
The A56 northbound between A680, Rising Bridge, and A679, Huncoat, will remain closed overnight to repair safety barriers.
This is after a crash between a car and a van today[1] (June 15).
The accident caused extensive barrier damage, and emergency rep…
At around 11.55am today (June 15), police were called to the scene of a crash on the A56 northbound carriageway between Rising Bridge and Burnley[1] Road near Slate Pits Farm.
Traffic updates website, INRIX, reports heavy congestion in the area.
Motori…
Emergency services[1] were called to a road traffic collision on the A56 between the A680 and the A679 (Rising Bridge) on Thursday (June 15).
The crash occurred at around 11.55am and involved a car and a tanker lorry on the northbound carriageway.
“The driver of the car was taken to hospital with minor injuries,” a spokesman for Lancashire Police said.
“The northbound carriageway is currently closed to allow vehicle recovery.”
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All traffic was also temporarily stopped on the southbound carriageway to allow the air ambulance to land.
One lane was reopened at around 1.30pm.
A crash involving a car and a tanker lorry closed a busy A-road in both directions near Accrington
Delays of 20 minutes were reported in the area, with approximately two miles of congestion building on the northbound carriageway.
A diversion was put in place while the scene was cleared, with road users advised to follow the Solid Triangle diversion symbol on road signs.
A traffic map of the area following the collision (Credit: AA)