Overview
- Overnight, the M20 in Kent closed in both directions between junctions 8 and 9 after a collision involving a van and a car, with Kent Police on scene and diversions using the A20 in place.
- The M6 in Cumbria closed northbound between junctions 41 and 42 due to flooding, with lane three shut southbound, National Highways diversion routes via the B5303 and A6, and Met Office rain warnings covering the area.
- Cumbria Police confirmed a man in his 60s died on Wednesday after a tipper truck struck the central reservation on the M6 between junctions 42 and 43 near Carlisle; both carriageways later reopened and officers appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage.
- Wednesday also saw the A50 near M1 junction 24A closed in both directions after a serious collision involving a pedestrian, with an air ambulance attending and police conducting investigation work expected to take hours.
- Additional disruption included a major evening collision on the M6 Thelwall Viaduct causing hour-long delays before lanes reopened, an A64 closure after a lorry hit a bridge and spilled diesel, and earlier M5 lane closures for flooding between junctions 2 and 3.