Overview
- Thames Valley Police concluded their investigation into a three‑lorry A34 crash near Chilton with no injuries or arrests, and the northbound carriageway reopened after barrier repairs.
- Fire crews extinguished a lorry blaze on the M25 in Hertfordshire, traffic was released in stages with no casualties reported, and delays eased after diversions between junctions 25 and 24.
- Greater Manchester Police said a woman was pronounced dead on the M6 near Haydock following a welfare call, with no suspicious circumstances and formal identification pending.
- The M6 was closed in both directions between junctions 23 and 26 for many hours under a police‑led operation, and National Highways set diversions via the M58, A570 and A580.
- Separate HGV incidents on the M42 and an earlier M25 spillage required specialist recovery, caused long queues of up to 80 minutes, and later cleared with residual congestion.