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M6 live updates as traffic stopped and air ambulance lands
Emergency services including an air ambulance responded to a collision causing full closure of the M6 between junctions 19 and 20, with traffic diverted, officials said.
- On November 16, 2025, National Highways said `The M6 in Cheshire is closed in both directions at J19 following a serious incident`, affecting the stretch between junctions 19 and 20.
- Shortly before 09:00 this morning, a collision between a car and a pedestrian prompted the northbound shutdown between junctions 19 and 20, Inrix reported.
- Emergency services including Cheshire Police and the North West Ambulance Service attended, with National Highways Traffic Officers assisting traffic management and North West Air Ambulance landing adjacent to J19.
- Motorists face long delays of 45 minutes northbound and 60 minutes southbound, and traffic is being diverted via the exit and entry slip roads at J19 with drivers advised to take the third exit onto the A556 NB.
- With investigations underway, Cheshire Police said the closure is expected to be protracted for several hours today, and the southbound carriageway within J19 remains closed in an 'up and over' closure.
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'Serious crash involving pedestrian' sees stretch of major UK motorway closed
A stretch of the M6 in Cheshire has been closed with National Highways saying there has been 'a serious collision involving a car and pedestrian which occurred shortly before 09:00 this morning'
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