LIVE: M6 and M55 shut in Preston after lorry fire
Exit M6 J32, Blackpool, onto the M55.At the A6/A5085 junction turn left .Continue along the A59 London Road which then merges into Victoria RoadFollow the B6230 Church Brow, Cuerdale Lane until you reach the junction with A59Take the exit M6 south and rejoin the M6 at J31National Highways say the reopening of the M6 in Preston is being delayed due to the ‘complex recovery’ of the lorry.
Recovery crews at the scene are trying to lift the stricken lorry from the carriageway but this process could take some time, the agency warns.SEVERE delays around Preston due to M6 closure and A59 closure at Brockholes Brow The closure of the M6 in Preston is causing severe delays around the city this morning and travel is being further impacted by the ongoing closure of the A59 at Brockholes Brow.city centre to the M6 - is currently shut completely for seven weeks.Driver escaped without injury from lorry blaze
Lancashire Police have confirmed that the driver escaped from the lorry blaze unscathed and no one else has been injured.
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