Region | County: North West | Lancashire
Road Affected: M6
Description of incident: Location : The M6 northbound between junctions J27 and J28 .
Lane Closures : Lanes 2 and 3 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 08:15 and 08:30 on 27 October 2025.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 27 October 2025.
Delay : There are currently delays of 2 and a half hours against expected traffic.
Lanes Closed : There are two of three lanes closed.
Previous Reason : Following an earlier accident.
Type of incident: Accident.
Delay length: No Delay.
Incident updated: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 08:15:31 GMT
M6 Traffic Delays Location
The latitude and longitude location given for this incident is as follows: Lat 53.67745, Long -2.6845033
Traffic delay information supplied by National Highways, for further details please see here: incident details.
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