Police issue update after multi-vehicle crash on M65 shut motorway
Police have issued an update after a multi-vehicle crash shut a motorway yesterday evening.
Motorists heading towards Preston faced delays of up to 60 minutes and six miles of congestion due a major crash on the M65 yesterday involving seven cars.
In a statement shared on X yesterday evening at 5pm, National Highways North West said: “The M65 in Lancashire is CLOSED westbound within J3 (Brimmicroft Interchange near Blackburn) due to a collision involving at least seven vehicles.
Lancashire Police received a call at 4.20pm yesterday with emergency services including three fire engines from Darwen, Blackburn and Bamber Bridge attending the incident at Junction Three.
Vehicles and the scene were made safe by fire service personnel, who were in attendance for approximately one hour.
Providing an update this morning a spokesperson for Lancashire Police confirmed it was a minor injury collision involving seven vehicles.
There was a closure in place and it was lifted after a few hours.
No arrests were made.