PHOTOS have emerged from a serious crash which closed part of the M6 in both directions for several hours earlier today. The motorway was closed in both directions just after midday at junction 27, near Wigan, after a oil tanker crashed with a car and a bridge.
The accident involved a tanker and a car. Photo Credit: @SMAdyTaylor/Twitter Both northbound and southbound lanes were closed for several hours to deal with the incident, however northbound lanes have since re-opened. Photos shared by station manager for Bolton North Fire Station and Horwich Fire Station, Ady Taylor, and North West Motorway Police show the aftermath of the incident.