Serious incident closes M6 both ways near between Lancaster and Carnforth

Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Friday 28th February 2025, at 13:55hrs

The motorway is closed in both directions whilst emergency services deal with the incident

Emergency services rushed to the scene of a serious incident involving a vehicle fire on the M6 Motorway this afternoon.

Both carriageways between Junction 35 Carnforth Interchange and Junction 34 for Lancaster are closed in both directions were closed.

All three emergency services are currently in attendance along with the air ambulance.

The carriageway is expected to be closed with major delays expected on Friday afternoon.

A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said:

“We want to update you and let you know that the M6, J35 – J34, North and Southbound is currently closed due to a road traffic collision.

We anticipate that the motorway will be closed for some time whilst we assess the situation.

In the meantime, we’d recommend looking for an alternative route, such as the A6.

We’ll keep tabs on what’s happening and we’ll update you here once we know more.”

National Highways posting on X said:

“The #M6 south in #Lancashire is currently closed J36 (#Kendal) – J34 (#Lancaster) due to an @LancsPolice led Incident. All emergency services are working at the scene with #TrafficOfficers assisting with strategic closures.

The northbound is also held for Air ambulance to attend.”