More motorway misery for drivers as pedestrian closes M6 between Broughton and Lancaster South

Drivers faced more headaches on the M6 at the tea time rush hour after a day of closures caused by a lorry fire just south of junction 32.

By Tony Durkin
Friday, 29th July 2022, 5:44 pm

Highways England tweeted shortly before 4.15pm that the motorway had been shut between junction 32 (Broughton) and 33 (Lancaster South) because a pedestrian was on the network.

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The tweet said: “The M6 has been blocked in both directions between J32 and J33 due to a @LancsPolice led incident due to a pedestrian on the network."

The M6 near Preston has been closed through Friday after a lorry fire
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