Horror crash sparks chaos on M6 as car ‘flipped onto its roof' with emergency crews scrambled & traffic brought to halt
A CAR was "flipped onto its roof" during a horror crash on the M6 that sparked traffic chaos.
Two lanes of traffic remain closed on the busy motorway while emergency services work at the scene this morning.
The crash involves two motors, with one car landing on its roof following the collision, said Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Traffic cameras show a heavy backlog of vehicles on the motorway.
Vehicles were held on the northbound carriageway approaching the Manchester turn-off, at junction 19 near Knutsford.
And queues were seen building on the northbound carriageway from junction 18 at Middlewich.
There are delays of up to 30 minutes on the approach with six miles of congestion, said National Highways.
Pictures show traffic crawling at a slow pace around the scene of the accident.
A spokesperson for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "North West Fire Control received multiple reports of a collision involving two cars, one on its roof.
"Firefighters have been mobilised to the scene.
"No casualties are trapped and are being treated by crews while ambulances arrive... Two lanes have been reopened to allow traffic to keep moving."
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