Overview
- The crash, which happened in the early hours of Tuesday, involved a car and a van and prompted an immediate multi-agency response.
- Cheshire Police and ambulance crews took three people to hospital for assessment following the collision.
- National Highways said the impact damaged the central reservation barrier and required emergency barrier repairs and specialist vehicle recovery.
- The southbound side of J20 was reopened later in the morning but the M6 northbound remains closed with traffic being released from the rear of the queues.
- The full-junction closure produced long tailbacks and knock-on delays across the North West motorways, with reported waits up to about 90 minutes and disruption on routes including the M61.