Officers are investigating the crash which happened on Monday at about 00:15 GMT.
The incident has now been cleared, with the M6 now reopened in both directions. Traffic has been slow but is now easing.
Emergency services have reportedly been sent to both a collision and a fire on the M6 - bringing the motorway to a stop. There are queues in both directions on the motorway between junctions 16 and 17 ...
A man has tragically died in a crash as police closed part of the M6 motorway overnight. The M6 northbound was shut between ...
The M6 has reopened in both directions near Lancaster after a vehicle overturned in a crash that left a driver injured on ...
TRAFFIC on a major UK motorway ground to a halt after a multiple car pile-up as drivers are warned of 40 minute delays. The M6 in both directions between junction 20 for the M56 and junction 21 ...
A MAJOR motorway was forced to close today after a 50-year-old man died in a horror crash. The M6 northbound shut between ...
Traffic is currently being held in both directions on the M6 Thelwall Viaduct. According to National Highways, Cheshire ...
Police are leading the response after the incident, supported by the ambulance service, with multiple emergency resources in ...
Eyewitnesses have reported an air ambulance landing close to the scene, with several police, ambulance and fire service ...
Emergency services were called at 3.13pm ...