M6 Cheshire, southbound between A54 Middlewich [M6 junction 18] and A500 Stoke-On-Trent [M6 junction 16]
M6 Cheshire - M6 closed, delays and stationary traffic southbound between J18, A54 (Middlewich) and J16, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent), because of a multi-vehicle accident.
Long queues north and south
M6 M6 Cheshire, southbound between A54 Middlewich [M6 junction 18] and A500 Stoke-On-Trent [M6 junction 16]
M6 Cheshire - M6 closed, delays and stationary traffic southbound between J18, A54 (Middlewich) and J16, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent), because of a serious accident involving a lorry, a van and a car. Diversion in operation - **Follow the Solid Square symbol via the A54, A50 and A534 before following the Hollow Circle symbol via A534, A5020 and A500 to rejoin the M6 at J16.**UpdatedUpdated 3 minutes ago
Update,
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20663760
One dead in nine-vehicle crash One person has died following a nine-vehicle crash on the M6.
Emergency services were called to the collision on the southbound carriageway at junction 16 near Stoke-on-Trent after 11:20 GMT.
The crash involved two lorries, two vans and five cars. Two people with life-threatening injuries were flown to hospital, Cheshire Police said.
The Highways Agency said the motorway was closed southbound between junction 18 for Middlewich and junction 16.
Seven other people with minor injuries, and another with serious injuries, have also been taken to hospital, police added.
Kerbdog:
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It does not surprise me to see this happened at a slip road . Im not speculating on what happened .
Rob K:
Kerbdog:
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I put camera on bed in auto mode 
Kerbdog:
I put camera on bed in auto mode
Yeah of course you did 
Aye oop Rob, the way i see it is the van hit the central, someone ploughed into the back of him, then johnny foreigner was changing his dvd, and not watching the road, so he plows into the likkle silver car, and robs your uncle… 
sorry rob, just had to do it.
truckyboy:
Aye oop Rob, the way i see it is the van hit the central, someone ploughed into the back of him, then johnny foreigner was changing his dvd, and not watching the road, so he plows into the likkle silver car, and robs your uncle…
johnny foreigner has a english plate on the back and right hand drive 
fingers:
johnny foreigner has a english plate on the back and right hand drive
Yes, Veka plc based at Burnley and Minworth
So which lorry driver caused it then?
Ok Ime going to change the subject a little and ime sorry if I offend anyone.I now this has been a terrible accident with someone sadly losing there life and maybe others will never be the same again but does this motorway still need to be closed 7 hours later from the pictures all vehicles look easily removable and with CCTV and loads of witnesses surely the investigation teams would of concluded what’s happened.This road is one of the biggest in the country for getting from a to b and this is one reason our industry is struggling i know it might sound a lot insesative to the family and people involved but we do need these roads open sooner
I friend of mine was sat there for 5 hours, she is a phorensic scientist and said that despite it looking horrific, there was about 3 hours from the air ambulance taking off for the last time and them being marshalled through the crash site (still nothing moved at 1600).
I really appreciate the fact that there needs to be an investigation, but as somebody else said, cctv, witness statements, etc should mean that the road can be opened quicker than that.
RIP to those involved.
A l c:
Ok Ime going to change the subject a little and ime sorry if I offend anyone.I now this has been a terrible accident with someone sadly losing there life and maybe others will never be the same again but does this motorway still need to be closed 7 hours later from the pictures all vehicles look easily removable and with CCTV and loads of witnesses surely the investigation teams would of concluded what’s happened.This road is one of the biggest in the country for getting from a to b and this is one reason our industry is struggling i know it might sound a lot insesative to the family and people involved but we do need these roads open sooner
I used to think along those lines until I got stuck few weeks ago due to fatality
While I was stuck there I started thinking the old sliding doors thing if I’d of left 5 mins earlier cud have been me not going home except in a bag
Life is precious and whe only get one so being stuck for a few hours IMO is not a great drama there’s not many off us that carry goods that are that urgent if it was that imperative that the goods had to get would they really be stuck on the back of a lorry
A l c:
Ok Ime going to change the subject a little and ime sorry if I offend anyone.I now this has been a terrible accident with someone sadly losing there life and maybe others will never be the same again but does this motorway still need to be closed 7 hours later from the pictures all vehicles look easily removable and with CCTV and loads of witnesses surely the investigation teams would of concluded what’s happened.This road is one of the biggest in the country for getting from a to b and this is one reason our industry is struggling i know it might sound a lot insesative to the family and people involved but we do need these roads open sooner
No you shouldn’t offend anyone, but this is the problem with plod and the like! 
one of the truck mags a few months back last page I can’t remember his name was saying exactly the same thing! 
yes it’s a tragedy someone loses their life, but he said they don’t spend that amount of time on a murder investigation! 
now get the roads open ASAP, stop dithering you sock cooking fother muckers, it ain’t hard! 
wasnt there a report on the news a while back that they were going to potograph crash sites in 3d this would enable them to open roads quicker?
The thing is from above there was 3 hours after the air ambulance left, so we can assume it took up untill that point to remove all the caualties etc. then say an hour to so for an investigation, a few mins waiting for recovery then probabbly over an hour to recover the vehicles, and then half an hour to clear up any remaining mess etc clean the road and get everybody on there way
Not exactly an excessive time when you break it up
You lot who say they should hurry up and get the road open should be ashamed of yourselfs!
