Fire crews had to extinguish a car on fire on the M6 hard shoulder, causing miles of congestion.
Crews from Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service were called to the scene on the M6 southbound carriageway, between junctions 21 and 20, near Warrington just after 9am on Friday (October 7). They found the car on fire on the hard shoulder, CheshireLive reports.
Two lanes were shut while the fire was extinguished. At its peak, there were delays of up to 50 minutes and congestion for more than six miles. The incident was cleared just before 11am.
