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| M6 crash: Delays between Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe | M6 crash: Delays between Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe |
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| Drivers faced up to 13 miles (20km) of tailbacks after a crash shut the M6 in Staffordshire and Cheshire. | Drivers faced 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 after the crash at about 13:00 BST. | All four lanes were shut northbound between junctions 15 at Stoke-on-Trent and 16 for Crewe after the crash at about 13:00 BST. |
| Three out of four lanes were also earlier closed on the southbound carriageway. | Three out of four lanes were also earlier closed on the southbound carriageway. |
| Highways England said the motorway fully reopened at about 16:30 but warned motorists about long delays. | Highways England said the motorway fully reopened at about 16:30 but warned motorists about long delays. |
| By 19:00 BST, traffic had returned to normal. | By 19:00 BST, traffic had returned to normal. |
| The Sentinel newspaper reported the crash involved a motorcyclist going into the central reservation. | The Sentinel newspaper reported the crash involved a motorcyclist going into the central reservation. |
| It is not yet known if there were any injuries. | It is not yet known if there were any injuries. |
| Musician Ten Tonnes tweeted he would be unable to get to the Neighbourhood Weekender festival in Warrington where he had been due to perform. | Musician Ten Tonnes tweeted he would be unable to get to the Neighbourhood Weekender festival in Warrington where he had been due to perform. |
| 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 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 earlier 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. | The A500 was also earlier 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 Gloucestershire, earlier tweeted she had been stuck in traffic for two hours. |