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M6 shut after lorry hits bridge | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A lorry has hit a motorway bridge in Cheshire and jack-knifed causing miles of tailbacks in both directions. | A lorry has hit a motorway bridge in Cheshire and jack-knifed causing miles of tailbacks in both directions. |
The accident happened on the northbound carriageway of the M6 between junctions 19 and 20 at about 1530 BST. | |
The road was closed in both directions leaving queues backing up more than 10 miles on either side. | |
The southbound lanes and two northbound lanes were re-opened a few hours later but the other lane was to remain shut until 0600 BST. | |