M6 Southbound reopened following earlier incident with Northbound to remain closed

Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Sunday, 12th January 2025, at 17:10hrs

The Northbound carriageway is still closed confirm the force

The M6 Motorway near Junction 27 between Chorley and Leyland in both directions had been closed following a serious accident earlier today.

Lancashire Police have confirmed that the southbound carriageway has reopened however the Northbound carriageway is to remain closed following the collision.

In a social media post, Lancashire Police said:

“Please be advised that the M6 is closed in both directions, close to Junction 27 due to a road traffic collision.

Please avoid the area as traffic is building, and we’re working as quickly as we can to relieve those in stand-still.

We anticipate the motorway will be closed for some time but we will provide regular updates as often as we can. We thank you in advance for your patience.”

The force has since confirmed that the southbound carriageway has reopened.

Posting on X, National Highways said:

“The M6 in Lancashire is closed northbound between J27 (Standish) and J28 (Leyland) following a serious incident.

Lancashire Police, North West Ambulance Service and National Highways Traffic Officers have all attended the scene.”

Diversion Details

Northbound traffic is being diverted via the hollow diamond diversion symbol:
Leave the M6 NB Jct 27 and at the roundabout, join A5209.
At the A5209/A49 junction, turn left onto the A49 and follow for approx. 5.5 miles.
At the A49/A581 junction, turn right onto the A581 headed eastbound.
At the A581/B5252 roundabout, join the B5252 headed northbound and at the next roundabout, join Euxton Lane westbound.
At Euxton Ln/Central Drive junction, follow Central Drive for approx. 1 mile.
At Central Drive/B5248 junction, follow the B5248 headed westbound.
At the B5248/A49 junction, turn right onto A49 northbound.
At the A49/B5256 junction, turn left on to the B5256 westbound and continue to rejoin the M6 northbound.
If this closure impacts on your planned route, please allow extra journey time. Plan ahead, you may wish to re-route or even delay your journey.

Further information is available from National Highways by visiting our www.trafficengland.com website and travel apps, or via our regional twitter feed. Our 24/7 contact centre team is also available to provide up to the minute information on 0300 123 5000.