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M6 reopens near Preston after tanker spillage | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
A stretch of the M6 has reopened in Lancashire after a tanker spilled 15 tonnes of a flammable substance on to the carriageway. | |
The spillage happened on the northbound carriageway near junction 31 at Preston at about 10:20 GMT on Tuesday. | |
Waste solvent cascaded for several hundred metres across the carriageway as the tanker drove uphill. | |
All four lanes were closed for several hours and two remained closed overnight while the road was resurfaced. | |
All lanes were reopened at 06:00 GMT. | |
Police said the driver of the tanker was taken to hospital after inhaling fumes from the substance. | |
A second incident happened on the M6 southbound later on Tuesday, when a motorcyclist collided with at least two other vehicles. | |
Lancashire Police said the accident happened at junction 30 at about 17:00 GMT. | |
The motorway was closed for an hour while emergency services attended. | |
Earlier in the day, a 41-year-old motorcyclist from Burnley was killed when his bike and a car collided near the M6 and M65 interchange. |