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| M6 closed after multiple pile-up | M6 closed after multiple pile-up |
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| A stretch of the M6 is closed after an accident involving at least six vehicles on the southbound carriageway. | |
| There are no reports of fatalities but a number of people have been seriously injured in the crash between junction 16 and 17 at Sandbach in Cheshire. | |
| The Air Ambulance is in attendance and casualties are being given first aid at the scene, a motorist told the BBC. | The Air Ambulance is in attendance and casualties are being given first aid at the scene, a motorist told the BBC. |
| Both carriageways were closed at first but the northbound carriageway has since re-opened. | |
| Traffic diversions | Traffic diversions |
| Insp Tony McKevitt from Cheshire Police said: "We received reports of a serious accident involving multiple cars just after 1000 GMT. | Insp Tony McKevitt from Cheshire Police said: "We received reports of a serious accident involving multiple cars just after 1000 GMT. |
| "At least six vehicles are involved and there are a number of casualties. | "At least six vehicles are involved and there are a number of casualties. |
| "The Highways Agency has put diversions in place and we expect the southbound carriageway to be closed for a significant amount of time." | |