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Tanker spillage closes M6 near Preston M6 near Preston partially reopens after tanker spillage
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All northbound lanes of the M6 are closed near Preston after a tanker spilled 15 tonnes of a flammable substance on to the carriageway. The M6 northbound near Preston has partially reopened after a tanker spilled 15 tonnes of a flammable substance on to the carriageway.
The leak happened on the carriageway near junction 31 at about 10:00 GMT. The leak of waste solvent happened on the carriageway near junction 31 at about 10:00 GMT.
The driver was taken to hospital after inhaling fumes from the unidentified substance. The driver was taken to hospital after inhaling fumes from the substance which cascaded for several hundred metres across the lanes.
Lancashire Police said the road was likely to be closed for some time and warned drivers to avoid the area. Two of the four northbound lanes have now been reopened to traffic.
The fire service said the liquid had spilled as the tanker went uphill and cascaded for several hundred metres across the lanes.