A man in his fifties has been taken to hospital with 'serious injuries' following a crash on the M6. The collision between a van and a lorry at 5.20am this morning (February 5) has led to the closure of the motorway northbound between junctions 32 and 33 in Lancashire.
Drivers have been warned of 60-minute delays with six miles of traffic congestion. Shortly before 9am, National Highways said that all traffic caught within the closure had been released, nearly four hours after the collision happened.
Lancashire Police has warned that the motorway is expected to remain shut as investigation work continues. A force spokesperson said: "At 5:20am today (Wednesday 5th February) we were called to reports of a collision between a van and a lorry on the M6 between Junctions 32-33.
Officers attended and a man in his 50s has been taken to hospital with serious injuries. "The M6 Northbound between junctions 32-33 is currently closed and we anticipate it will be closed for some time.
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