M61 site visitors LIVE: Crash sparks 4 miles of site visitors and ‘lengthy delays’ | UK | News | EUROtoday

An enormous crash on the M61 has sparked 4 miles of site visitors on the key UK motorway through the morning rush hour, with drivers warned to count on “long delays”. National Highways wrote on X: “Lane 3 (of 3) is closed in both directions on the #M61 in #Lancashire between J6 (#Bolton) and J8 (#Chorley) due to a collision.

“Emergency providers are on scene, and restoration has been organized. There’s a 25-minute delay northbound and 4 miles of congestion. Traffic service Inrix mentioned: “All traffic is being temporarily held and stationary traffic due to an accident on M61 Northbound from J6 A6027 De Havilland Way (Horwich) to J8 A674 Millennium Way (Chorley). All traffic stopped at around 07:30.” In a brand new replace, it added: “Long delays and one lane closed due to accident on M61 in both directions from J6 A6027 De Havilland Way (Horwich) to J8 A674 Millennium Way (Chorley). Lane three (of three) in both directions after northbound was blocked for around 40 minutes.”