Long delays on M6 at Preston after car overturns onto grass verge

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There were long delays on the M6 northbound after a car overturned onto a grass verge.

Emergency services were called to the M6 northbound close to the junction 32 link with the M55 at 10.52 am on Friday morning (3 July) after reports of a crash.

Lancashire Constabulary attended along with crews from North West Ambulance Service.

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They found that a car was on its side on the grass verge and one lane of traffic was closed while the driver received treatment.

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They have since been taken to hospital to be assessed.

The delays, which were severe, had eased by midday but there remains some congestion heading northbound.