A MAJOR motorway is closed this morning with queues building for several miles following a crash sparking rush hour chaos for thousands.
One lane of traffic has been closed on M6 southbound carriageway between Junction 21, for Irlam and Warrington, and Junction 20 for the M56.
Motorists are facing long delays on the M6 this morning
Long queues are tailing back for several miles toward Junction 23 for St. Helens.
There is also some delay on the northbound carriageway approaching the crash scene.
Traffic is building in surrounding areas too with A-roads around Warrington busier than usual.
Further details about the collision are yet to be confirmed.
Traffic monitoring service Inrix said: “Long delays and one lane closed due to accident on M6 Southbound from J21 A57 Manchester Road (Woolston) to J20 M56 J9 (Lymm Interchange).”
The M6 between junctions 21a and 26 is a key route carrying around 120,000 vehicles a day between Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire and Greater Manchester.
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