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A serious crash involving multiple vehicles has closed the M6 southbound between Preston and Lancaster this morning.

Thousands of bikers revved their engines on the M6 at Preston on Saturday for Dave Day, in memory of the former Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers who died from cancer last year, aged 66.

Drivers on the M6 decided to ditch their cars and wait for time to pass in the sunshine on Easter Sunday. Some people were even spotted playing football following the delays in Lancashire.

DRIVERS face disruption after a major motorway has closed due to a serious three-vehicle collision. The M6 in Merseyside is closed northbound between J22 (Winwick) and J23 (Haydock). Emergency serv… ...

A teenage boy has died in a crash on the M6 that saw all traffic be stopped on both the northbound and southbound carriageways from J34 to J33 in the Lancaster area.

The M6 in Lancashire is closed northbound between junction 33 and junction 34 (near Lancaster) due to a crash, police say. Lancashire Police,and North West Ambulance Service are in attendance.

Police on the M6 near the Stoke-on-Trent North junction Police have swooped on two cars on the M6. Footage and pictures from the scene show police officers in an unmarked car.