Long delays on M6 due to accident
There are major delays on the M6 in Wigan this evening due to an accident on the northbound carriageway.
There are long queues with delays of up to an hour between junction 26 for Orrell and Junction 27 for Appley Bridge.
Emergency services are working at the scene and the vehicles have now been moved to the hard shoulder.
In an update National Highways said: "There are residual delays of 45 minutes and four miles of congestion on the approach.”