M56 – Major crash closes in both directions near Warrington
This article is old - Published: Friday, Oct 21st, 2016
The M56 is currently closed in both directions near Warrington after a major crash involving two HGV’s and three cars.
One lorry is believed to have crashed through the central reservation.
The collision happened just after 4pm, Cheshire Fire Service say Firefighters removed one man from a heavy goods vehicle following and assisted paramedics with other casualties.
Police closed the M56 in both directions and the Air Ambulance attended.
Cheshire police tweeted at 6pm: #M56 between J9-10 will remain closed in both directions for some time. Please avoid the area.
Delays are expected well into the evening, reports say no one is believed to have been critically injured in the collision.
Helicopter landing on the M56 pic.twitter.com/jcxHrNhXM7
— Scott. (@_ScottJonesy) October 21, 2016
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