M6 closed 'for a number of hours' following serious accident (Image: Maciek Beksiak)
THOSE heading up north this afternoon will face heavy traffic as the M6 is closed ‘for a number of hours’.
This is following a serious crash on the M6 near Lancaster.
The incident has happened between junction 33, Hampson Green, and junction 32, Broughton.
Emergency services are currently at the scene, including an air ambulance.
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