M6 shutdown LIVE: Overturned lorry sparks traffic chaos with major delays
Emergency services raced to the scene of the crash in Cumbria between J41 for Wigton and J42 for Carlisle South.
Cumbria Police said the crash happened at about 3:43am this morning and that it involved an HGV and a Vauxhall Corsa.
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