Overview
- Drivers near Warrington faced long queues on Wednesday morning after an overturned lorry on the M6 at the Thelwall Viaduct shut lanes and triggered delays of up to 90 minutes before traffic was fully released.
- A separate police incident at Barton Bridge on the M60 anticlockwise closed lanes and left hour-long delays, with one lane later reopened as officers carried out on-scene work and investigations.
- The Severn Bridge saw two major disruptions earlier in the week, with a Monday medical emergency that closed the M48 in both directions as one patient was taken to Bristol Royal Infirmary and a Tuesday overturn that halted westbound traffic for recovery.
- Easter travel compounded problems across North Wales, where a lorry tyre blowout by the Conwy Tunnel on Tuesday forced A55 closures and produced heavy congestion on routes such as the A494, A5 and A483.
- Police forces continue appeals for witnesses and dashcam footage across incidents, and a 23-year-old Belgian man arrested after Friday’s M6 Toll crash has been released on bail as enquiries continue.