M6 near Preston reopens after crash involving vehicle transporting sheep

Posted on - 10th August, 2022 - 6:23pm | Author - Kate Rosindale | Posted in - Preston News, Roads

The M6 near Preston has reopened after a crash involving a vehicle transporting sheep.

The incident happened this afternoon (Wednesday 10 August).

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Traffic was stopped in both directions between J32 (M55) and J33 (Lancaster) while the sheep were transferred to another vehicle.

National Highways reported delays of up to an hour before the motorway was reopened.

#M6 is now fully open northbound between J32 (#M55) and J33 #Lancaster. Long delays remain but should start to ease now pic.twitter.com/tqE65Pu07o
— National Highways: North-West (@HighwaysNWEST) August 10, 2022

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