M56 LIVE updates: Traffic building with lanes shut after crash involving lorry

Queues are building on the M56 this morning after a crash.

According to traffic alert service Inrix, two lanes have been shut off on the eastbound side of the motorway. They are closed from junction 7 for Bowdon to junction 6 for Wilmslow Road.

The accident reportedly involves a lorry and two cars. Queues are building up to the lane closures.

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One lane remains closed on the M56 eastbound between J7 and J6.

Lane four of four is closed, according to traffic alert service Inrix.

There are delays of around 30 minutes through the area.

Traffic is heavy on the eastbound side of the M56.

All traffic is now being temporarily held on the M56 due to the crash.

Traffic has been stopped on the eastbound side before junction 7.

This motorway camera shows queueing traffic up to the incident.

Two lanes have been closed off on the M56 eastbound.

The lanes are closed between junction 7 and junction 6.