Three injured in M6 van and car crash

Three people have been injured in a crash involving a van and a car, which closed part of a motorway in both directions, causing severe delays.

Cheshire Police said the collision happened at about 03:30 GMT on the northbound M6 at junction 20 near Warrington, where it meets the M56 at Lymm Interchange.

The M6 southbound has now reopened but northbound remains closed with long delays due to recovery work, traffic monitoring service Inrix has said.

Traffic England said vehicles had been diverted off the M6 via the exit and entry slip roads and later reported delays of 90 minutes, with tailbacks of about eight miles (13km).

Inrix said southbound traffic had built up to junction 22 for Newton-le-Willows, while those heading northbound could expect congestion from junction 19 for Knutsford.

Police have not given an update on the condition of the three injured people, who were taken to hospital for assessment.

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