UPDATE: M65 sliproad works after crash

A motorway sliproad has now reopened after police cleared away crash debris.

The sliproad and one lane of the M65 were closed after the two-car crash earlier today.

The scene on the M65 sliproad. Photo: Lancs Roads Policeplaceholder image
The scene on the M65 sliproad. Photo: Lancs Roads Police

Police advised drivers to find an alternative route as traffic built up in the area.

Officers from Lancashire's roads policing team and Highways England have now cleared the crash site and the onslip road at junction 7 of the M65 westbound, near Rishton, has reopened.

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