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A HGV collided with a bridge before catching fire in the early hours of Monday morning. As a result, at around 5:20am, North West Motorway Police tweeted National Highways Northwest have a full closure of the road between junction 27 (Shevington) and junction 28 (Leyland). 

Five fire engines were sent to the scene on the M6 where a lorry caught on fire and collided with a bridge.

The fire was put out by 7am this morning while the driver of the vehicle was treated by paramedics from North West Ambulance Service.

A spokesperson for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Five fire engines from Lancashire and Greater Manchester were called to a fire involving a HGV and its trailer on the M6 near Chorley.

“The fire started following a road traffic collision and the vehicle subsequently hit a bridge. By 7am, the fire had been extinguished using four breathing apparatus and three hose reels and the M6 southbound had reopened.

“The driver of the vehicle was treated by paramedics from North West Ambulance Service and all agencies are working in difficult conditions to reopen the northbound side of the M6.”

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