All three lanes of the motorway eastbound were closed by police after the crash was reported at 5.55am. An ambulance remained at the scene treating a patient for around an hour before taking him to hospital with a number of injuries - including damage to his leg.A spokesperson for North West Ambulance Service said: "We attended with an ambulance after reports of a collision between a motorbike and a vehicle."A man in his mid-40s was taken to hospital with a number of injuries.
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