The M6 is closed in both directions due to a police incident.
The motorway is blocked from J27 A5209 Crow Orchard Road (Standish) to J28 B5256 Leyland Way (Leyland).
Traffic is being held with emergency services deal with the incident and approaching traffic is being diverted.
A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: "Please be aware the M6 motorway is currently closed between Junctions 27 and 28 in both directions (north and southbound) due to an ongoing incident. Please avoid the area where possible."
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Ellen Kirwin
Delays of 50 minutes
There are currently delays of 50 minutes against expected traffic.
Trapped traffic is currently being released. Diversion – via roads through Standish, Coppull and Euxton.
Ellen Kirwin
"There is no risk to the wider public"
A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: "We have closed the M6 in both directions between Junctions 27 and 28 due to an ongoing police incident. There is no risk to the wider public and we will update you further as soon as we can.
Ellen Kirwin
Diversion details
The M6 in Lancashire is closed in both directions between J27 (Standish) and J28 (Leyland) following a serious incident.
Lancashire Police, North West Ambulance Service and National Highways Traffic Officers are all in attendance.
Southbound traffic is being diverted via the hollow square diversion symbol:
- Exit M6 southbound at J28
- Turn left on to the B5256 eastbound
- Turn right at the next junction on to the A49 southbound
- Follow the A49 southbound to the junction with the B5248 Dawson Lane
- Turn left on to the B5248 Dawson Lane and continue on to Central Avenue
- Continue south on Central Avenue to the junction with Euxton Lane
- Turn left on to Euxton Lane and head east
- At the roundabout with the B5252 take the third exit
- Follow the B5252 southbound to the roundabout with the A581
- Take the third exit from the roundabout on to the A581 westbound
- Follow the A581 westbound to the junction with the A49 and turn left
- Remain on the A49 southbound to the junction with the A5209 in Standish
- Turn right on to the A5209 westbound
- Follow the A5209 westbound towards the M6
- Turn right on to Crow Orchard Road to reach J27 of the M6
- To re-join the M6 southbound take the first exit from the roundabout
Northbound traffic is being diverted via the hollow diamond diversion symbol:
- Leave the M6 NB Jct 27 and at the roundabout, join A5209.
- At the A5209/A49 junction, turn left onto the A49 and follow for approx. 5.5 miles.
- At the A49/A581 junction, turn right onto the A581 headed eastbound.
- At the A581/B5252 roundabout, join the B5252 headed northbound and at the next roundabout, join Euxton Lane westbound.
- At Euxton Ln/Central Drive junction, follow Central Drive for approx. 1 mile.
- At Central Drive/B5248 junction, follow the B5248 headed westbound.
- At the B5248/A49 junction, turn right onto A49 northbound.
- At the A49/B5256 junction, turn left on to the B5256 westbound and continue to rejoin the M6 northbound.
Ellen Kirwin
M6 closed
M6 is closed in both directions due to police incident from J27 A5209 Crow Orchard Road (Standish) to J28 B5256 Leyland Way (Leyland).
All traffic has been held at around 11.00am.