Photos reveal extent of M6 accident which leaves southbound lanes closed

The motorway was closed in both directions just after midday at junction 27, near Wigan, after a oil tanker crashed with a car and a bridge.

The accident involved a tanker and a car. Photo Credit: @SMAdyTaylor/Twitter

Both northbound and southbound lanes were closed for several hours to deal with the incident, however northbound lanes have since re-opened.

Photos shared by station manager for Bolton North Fire Station and Horwich Fire Station, Ady Taylor, and North West Motorway Police show the aftermath of the incident.

The accident involved a tanker and a car. Photo Credit: @SMAdyTaylor/Twitter

Speaking on Twitter, Station Manager Ady Taylor said: "RTC on the M6 this afternoon with @manchesterfire, @HighwaysNWEST, @MerseyPolice, @NWAmbulance, car and tanker, I attended as #Hazmats, no injuries from the car, the tanker driver airlifted to hospital for precautionary measures."

North Way Motorway Police have confirmed that the parties involved are in a "serious but stable condition".

The scene of the M6 crash. Photo Credit: NW Motorway Police

A spokesperson for North West Motorway Police said: "The RTC at M6 J27 involved multiple vehicles. The parties involved are in a serious but stable condition. The road remains closed southbound for repairs."

They later added: "Closure remains in place for resurfacing works to take place overnight.

"All traffic on the southbound carriageway is being diverted off via the exit slip road to re-join via the entry slip road until the resurfacing works have been completed."