Birchwood

Two lanes on M56 closed as car crashes into central reservation

A car crashed into a central reservation on the M56 this morning (October 19) with ‘all emergency services’ scrambled to the scene. Traffic was held on the eastbound carriageway before two lane closures came into force.
The incident took place between …

Woman arrested after M62 closed by police

A woman has been arrested after the M62 was closed by police on Sunday.
Officers were called to reports of concerns for the safety of a woman on a bridge on Sunday, October 1. All traffic was stopped in both directions of the motorway[1] from junction …

Truck smashes into scaffolding to leave Lymm road shut

Police and firefighters were forced to shut off a road after a truck smashed into some scaffolding. Emergency services were called out The Cross in Lymm[1] yesterday morning to reports of a collision.
And a cordon was put up while the road was shut dur…

M62 closed in both directions after pedestrian killed

M62 closed in both directions after pedestrian killedMotorway shut between Birchwood and Eccles as man, 25, arrested over fatal collision shortly after midnightThe M62, one of the UK’s busiest roads, was closed in both directions on Tuesday morning af…

M62 reopens after traffic chaos caused by motorway death

The motorway was closed for more than 15 hours in both directions between junction 11, for Birchwood, and junction 12, Eccles Interchange, as North West motorway police conducted its investigations.
At the conclusion of the investigation, however, the …

M62 Closed due to fatal collision

At around 12:15 a.m. today, police were called to a crash involving a car and a pedestrian[1] on the M62. Emergency services pronounced a man dead at the scene.
A 25-year-old man remained at the scene after the accident and police arrested him on suspi…

Teenage boy who died on M6 named locally

The teenager – who is believed to have been a student at Birchwood High School – has not yet been officially identified by Cheshire Police.
Police officers were called to the scene on August 17, with the police called following reports of concern for t…