Overview
- A man in his 40s was killed in a sequence of collisions on the M53 near Junction 4, and Merseyside Police have closed the motorway both ways between J4 and J5 for a forensic investigation and witness appeal.
- Police say the fatality followed a Skoda Fabia hitting the central reservation, the occupant leaving the vehicle, and then being struck by a Toyota Yaris; detectives have asked motorists with dashcam footage to contact Merseyside Police with reference 97 of June 15.
- Early on Tuesday, two separate heavy-goods-vehicle fires forced anti-clockwise closures on the M25 in Essex between junctions 28 and 26, with Essex Fire and Rescue leading firefighting and National Highways warning there is no firm reopening time.
- A single-vehicle crash on the M62 westbound between J8 and J7 has also closed that carriageway this morning while emergency services work the scene and diversions are in place, and several other incidents over the weekend and Monday produced further lane closures and precautionary hospital attendances.
- Authorities say specialist recovery, barrier and carriageway inspections are required before reopenings, diversions around unavailable standard routes are lengthening journeys, and commuters should expect extended peak-period delays on motorways and A-road alternatives.