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Delays of up to an hour are in place
A MAJOR motorway is closed in both directions following a serious crash.
The horror incident involving a car and a pedestrian occurred at around 9am today on the M6 in Cheshire.
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Police officers and paramedics scrambled to the scene – while an air ambulance landed in a nearby field.
The level of injuries, as well as the circumstances, are currently unclear.
The route is closed from junction 19 A556 (Knutsford) and junction 20 M56 (Lymm Interchange) causing huge tailbacks and delays of up to an hour.
National Highways said: “The M6 in Cheshire is closed northbound between J19 (Tabley, Knutsford) and J20 (Lymm) due to a serious collision involving a car and pedestrian which occurred shortly before 09:00 this morning.
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“The southbound carriageway is closed at J19, traffic is being diverted via the exit and entry slip roads. This is known as an ‘up and over’ closure.
“Emergency services including Cheshire Police, the North West Ambulance Service attended. North West Air Ambulance landed in an adjacent field to J19 roundabout.
“National Highways Traffic Officers are also providing assistance with traffic management.
“Cheshire Police will be carrying out investigation work, therefore the closure is expected to be protracted and in place for several hours today.”
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In another statement, it added: “There are long delays in excess of 45 minutes northbound and 60 minutes southbound above normal journey times.
“If this closure impacts on your planned route, please allow extra journey time. Plan ahead, you may wish to re-route or even delay your journey.”
An AA traffic alert states: “Road closed and very slow traffic due to police incident on M6 Northbound from J19 A556 (Knutsford) to J20 M56 J9 (Lymm Interchange).
“Detour in operation – Via the Exit and Entry Slip Roads for Southbound Traffic.”
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