Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Monday, 30th September 2024, at 20:30hrs
A lorry can be seen down the embankment from the Viaduct in Cheshire this evening.
Emergency services are still at the scene of a serious collision on the M6 this evening.
Major delays are expected between Junction 20 and Junction 21 on the M6 Northbound at Thelwall in Cheshire whilst emergency services deal with the incident. A lorry has crashed through the viaduct and landed down the embankment.
A number of Lane closures are in place following the collision earlier this evening.
All three emergency services personnel are attending the collision. It is not known what injuries have been sustained at this time.
In a social media post, Cheshire Police said,
“Please be aware that a number of lanes are closed on the M6 northbound Thelwall Viaduct between junction 20 and 21, due to a serious collision.
The closures are expected to be in place for some time and motorists are advised to avoid the area and find alternative routes.
AA live traffic are predicting delays of upto forty minutes.
Updated 21:15hrs In a statement released on their website tonight, Cheshire Police said,
“Shortly after 6.50pm on Monday 30 September, police were called to reports of an incident on the M6 northbound at Thelwall Viaduct, between junction 20 and 21.
Officers attended the scene and found a lorry had come off the carriageway and landed on the embankment below the bridge.
The driver of the lorry is not believed to have suffered any life-threatening injuries.
Three lanes remain closed on the northbound carriageway due to serious damage caused to the barrier. One lane will remain open with a reduced speed limit.
These lane closures will remain in place for some time, and are expected to continue into the morning.
Motorists are advised to avoid the area and find an alternative route during this time.”
A spokesperson for Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service said,
Firefighters were called to reports of a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) that had left the carriageway of the M6 northbound between Junction 20 and 21, close to the Thelwall Viaduct.
Five fire engines, from Warrington, Lymm, Middlewich, Chester and Powey Lane; plus a rescue boat from Warrington and an aerial appliance from Lymm attended.
On arrival, they found that a HGV had left the carriageway and overturned on an embankment, falling approximately 60 metres. Crews used technical rescue equipment to lower themselves and reach the casualty, who was handed over to the care of attending paramedics.
Crews have applied water to cool the HGV and are using bunding to contain a leak of approximately 1000 litres of bio-diesel from the fuel tanks of the vehicle.
While the carriageway was fully closed, lanes one and two have since been re-opened by Cheshire Police and the Highways Agency.
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