The M6 at Wigan is at a standstill after a car overturned
The air ambulance and other 999 vehicles have descended on the M6 at Wigan after a vehicle flipped onto its roof
Multiple emergency vehicles are at the scene of a serious accident which has caused the closure of the M6 at Wigan.
A vehicle is reported to have careered out of control and ended up on its roof on the southbound carriageway of the motorway between junction 24 at Ashton and junction 23 at Haydock.
The North West Air Ambulance has been scrambled and firefighters are also at the scene along with paramedics and police following the incident which took place at around 10.10am today (Saturday November 14).
Members of the public are advised to avoid the area, and motorists should make other travel arrangements where possible.
There are currently delays of 17 minutes on approach to the incident, with one mile of congestion.
National Highways is reporting that it hopes that the carriageway will be open again to traffic shortly after 11.30am.