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The vehicle collided with a bridge between Crewe and Sandbach.
The lorry spilled its load and the road engineers had to assess the damage[1] to the bridge.
Diversions were put in place and queues of up to three miles were reported.
A spokesman for Nor…
A stretch of the M6 southbound is closed this morning (Saturday) after a lorry smashed into a bridge, spilling its load of vegetables.
National Highways said a lengthy clear-up and recovery operation is ongoing.
In a tweet at 5.28am, National Highways …
The collision happened between J17 and J16 southbound
Published 21 minutes agoLast updated 17 minutes ago
Drivers heading south are being warned of delays, after the M6 had to be shut in Cheshire.
A lorry has crashed into an overhead gantry, forcing th…
Traffic was stopped at around 6am after the collision.
Diversions are in place as National Highways North West[1] says the closure on the southbound carriageway will be in place for sometime.
The crash has taken place between Junction 17 and 16 between…
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