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| Motorway closed after van crash | |
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| Part of the M6 motorway has been closed in both directions after a van carrying gas canisters overturned in Cheshire. | |
| Motorists are being warned of tailbacks of up to 30 miles (48km) south of the crash, between junction 18 at Holmes Chapel and junction 19 at Knutsford. | Motorists are being warned of tailbacks of up to 30 miles (48km) south of the crash, between junction 18 at Holmes Chapel and junction 19 at Knutsford. |
| Traffic is being directed along the A54 and the A556 before being allowed to rejoin the motorway. | Traffic is being directed along the A54 and the A556 before being allowed to rejoin the motorway. |
| The Highways Agency closed the road for 24 hours as a precaution but said it is optimistic it may reopen overnight. | |
| Exclusion zone | |
| Motorists are being urged to avoid the area and to find alternative routes. | |
| A 200m exclusion zone has been put in place by emergency services, who are working to make the area safe. | A 200m exclusion zone has been put in place by emergency services, who are working to make the area safe. |
| The Highways Agency said traffic was queuing northbound to Lymm and southbound to Stoke-on-Trent. | The Highways Agency said traffic was queuing northbound to Lymm and southbound to Stoke-on-Trent. |
| A Cheshire police spokesman said: "The closure is a precautionary measure because the cylinders are flammable. | A Cheshire police spokesman said: "The closure is a precautionary measure because the cylinders are flammable. |
| "The oxyacetylene bottles are being cooled down by Cheshire Fire Service to keep them safe." | |