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Vehicle fire leads to rush hour delays on M6

Angela FergusonNorth West
BBC Vehicles including a lorry seen behind a vehicle which is on fireBBC
The incident on the M6 southbound in Cheshire has led to long delays for motorists during the morning rush hour

Motorists are facing long delays during the morning rush hour due to a vehicle fire on a motorway in Cheshire.

The incident happened on the M6 southbound at J21A M62 J10 Croft Interchange.

Traffic monitoring service Inrix is reported congestion back to junction 24 Ashton-in-Makerfield.

All lanes have been reopened.

Cars and vans are travelling along the motorway while a vehicle is on fire on the other side.
The incident happened on the M6 southbound earlier this morning

There are also delays after an accident on the M60 clockwise at junction 27 for the A560 Great Portwood Street in Stockport at around 08:00 GMT.

Inrix said all lanes had now reopened but there is congestion back to junction 23 for Ashton Under Lyne.

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