M65 delays with traffic blocked for 40 minutes as emergency services respond to crash near Blackburn
Traffic was blocked for around 40 minutes while the emergency services worked at the scene...
There are delays on the M65 after a crash between Blackburn and Accrington this morning (Wednesday, June 24).
Emergency services were called to the scene on the eastbound carriageway between junctions 6 and 7 at around 10.15am.
Police blocked the carriageway while officers, ambulance and fire crews responded. Traffic was held for around 40 minutes before lane 1 was reopened to allow drivers to pass the scene, shortly before 11am.
Lancashire Police said the crash involved two cars with casualties suffering ‘relatively minor injuries’. All lanes have since reopened.
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Lanes 2 and 3 were closed eastbound for recovery and carriageway clean-up, with queueing traffic reported between J6 (Blackburn / Whitebirk Roundabout) to J7 (Rishton / Accrington).
National Highways warned motorists of two miles of congestion and delays of around 20 minutes on the affected stretch of motorway.
Lancashire Police were approached for further details on the crash.