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M6 crash shuts motorway in Staffordshire M6 crash: Delays between Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe
(about 2 hours later)
Drivers are facing five miles (8km) of tailbacks after a crash shut the M6 in Staffordshire and Cheshire. Drivers are facing up to 13 miles (20km) of tailbacks after a crash shut the M6 in Staffordshire and Cheshire.
All four lanes were shut northbound between junctions 15 at Stoke-on-Trent and 16 for Crewe at about 13:00 BST Highways England said. All four lanes were earlier shut northbound between junctions 15 at Stoke-on-Trent and 16 for Crewe at about 13:00 BST.
Three lanes were also closed on the southbound carriageway, which has caused congestion on the A500, Three out of four lanes were also earlier closed on the southbound carriageway.
Shortly before 15:00 one lane northbound reopened. It is not yet known if there were any injuries. Highways England said the motorway fully reopened at about 16:30 but warned motorists about long delays.
The Central Motorway Police Group tweeted that traffic was at a standstill. The Stoke-on-Trent Sentinel newspaper reported the crash involved a motorcyclist going into the central reservation.
The delays led to drivers getting out of their cars on the northbound carriageway. It is not yet known if there were any injuries.
The A500 is also closed southbound between the A519 Hanchurch interchange and junction 15 on the M6, which means traffic coming from Stoke-on-Trent will not be able to access the M6 in either direction. Musician Ten Tonnes tweeted he would be unable to get to the Neighbourhood Weekender festival in Warrington where he had been due to perform.
Debbie Young, Conservative councillor for Chalford in Gloucester, tweeted that she had been stuck in traffic for two hours. The standstill traffic led to people getting out of their cars on the northbound carriageway, before being asked by to return to their vehicles as the lanes began to reopen.
The A500 was also closed southbound between the A519 Hanchurch interchange and junction 15 on the M6, meaning traffic coming from Stoke-on-Trent was unable to get on to the M6 in either direction.
Debbie Young, Conservative councillor for Chalford in Gloucester, earlier tweeted she had been stuck in traffic for two hours.