M6 traffic latest: Queues stretching for MILES as multi-vehicle smash causes gridlock | UK | News

A street site visitors collision on the southbound stretch of the motorway brought on 5 miles of congestion. Regular site visitors situations are anticipated between 9.45am and 10am on the M6 close to Stafford.

Nationwide Highways: West Midlands stated on Twitter: “Lanes three and 4 ( of 4) are at the moment closed on the M6 southbound between J14 – J13 close to Stafford attributable to a multi-vehicle collision.

“Central Motorway Police Group and Visitors Officers are on the scene.

“There are at the moment two miles of congestion on method so please enable further time to your journey.

Nationwide Highways added at 8.03am: “Lanes three and 4 ( of 4) stay closed for restoration of the automobiles concerned within the earlier collision.

“Visitors Officers and restoration brokers are on the scene.

“There are at the moment 5 miles of congestion on method, so please enable further time to your journey.”

In a site visitors replace on their web site, Nationwide Highways stated the occasion is predicted to clear by between 9am and 9.15am.

They added regular situations are anticipated between 9.45am and 10am.

Congestion is at the moment reaching barely behind Junction 14 on the southbound motorway.

At 8.16am, they added on Twitter: “All lanes at the moment are open on the #M6 southbound between J14-J13 close to Stafford following the sooner collision.

“There are at the moment six miles of residual delays on method that are starting to ease.”

It comes a day after the identical motorway was stopped in each instructions over a lorry hearth.

Nationwide Highways: West Midlands reported at 7.23am the M6 southbound between junction 7 and junction 6 was closed.

Hearth service crews have been known as at 7.10am and had put out the blaze by 7.55am.

Three lanes remained closed for repairs and Nationwide Highways warned of extreme delays.