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| M6 near Preston reopens after tanker spillage | |
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| The M6 northbound near Preston has reopened after a tanker spilled 15 tonnes of a flammable substance on to the carriageway. | |
| The leak of waste solvent happened on the carriageway near junction 31 at about 10:00 GMT on Tuesday. | |
| The driver was taken to hospital after inhaling fumes from the substance which cascaded for several hundred metres across the lanes. | The driver was taken to hospital after inhaling fumes from the substance which cascaded for several hundred metres across the lanes. |
| All four northbound lanes have reopened to traffic following resurfacing work. | |
| Two lanes were closed overnight and reopened at 06:00 GMT. |