Two lanes closed on M6 after lorry bursts into flames

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direct to your inboxTwo lanes have been closed on the M6 as fire crews tackle a lorry fire.Emergency services were called to the slip exit at junction 17 for Congleton and Sandbach in the early hours of Saturday morning.Motorway police were forced to close an entire section of the motorway after a lorry burst into flames at the junction 17 slip road.Highways England have said that two lanes out of four are now open, allowing traffic to pass.Pictures from the scene show orange flames coming from the lorry, which appears to have been completely burnt out.Nobody is believed to have been injured during the incident.

Motorists are being urged to take care as they approach the scene.In a statement on their website, Cheshire Fire Service said: "At.