Delays on M6 northbound after driver seriously hurt in crash

Part of the northbound carriageway of the M6 has been closed after a crash left a driver seriously injured and a vehicle on fire.

It is due to a collision between a van and a stationary skip wagon near Charnock Richard services, Lancashire Police said.

The motorway is closed northbound between junctions 27 for Standish and 28 for Leyland, with delays of about an hour as traffic from a four-mile tailback is being led past the scene.

Lancashire Police, Lancashire Fire & Rescue, North West Ambulance Service and National Highways Traffic Officers are attending the scene.

“We know that this closure will have a significant impact on motorists, however our officers are working as quickly as they can at the scene to get the carriageway back open,” the force said.

“We would ask that people in moving traffic do not film from their vehicles.

“Two people have already been seen doing this, and we will look to prosecute them in due course.”

You can find diversion details from National Highways here.