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One of the UK's busiest motorways remains closed this morning – several hours after a serious collision. The M6 between Junction 28 in Leyland and J27 in Wigan closed around 10pm last night. However, despite many assuming it would be back up and running this morning, National Highways North West has confirmed that the closure and major divert remains in place. In their latest update, at around 1am, they said: “All traffic within the closures on the #M6 between J27 and J28 has now been released. “The closures are expected to remain in place for several hours for police investigation work and clear up. Please allow extra time for your journey.” It is unclear exactly what the serious collision was, but two rather large diversions are still in place, while early morning traffic cameras show major backups of cars. The diversions are: Southbound Diversion Follow route marked with a hollow square symbol on local road signs Exit M6 southbound at J28 Turn left on to the B5256 eastbound Turn right at the next junction on to the A49 southbound Follow the A49 southbound to the junction with the B5248 Dawson Lane Turn left on to the B5248 Dawson Lane and continue on to Central Avenue Continue south on Central Avenue to the junction with Euxton Lane Turn left on to Euxton Lane and head east At the roundabout with the B5252 take the third exit Follow the B5252 southbound to the roundabout with the A581 Take the third exit from the roundabout on to the A581 westbound Follow the A581 westbound to the junction with the A49 and turn left Remain on the A49 southbound to the junction with the A5209 in Standish Turn right on to the A5209 westbound Follow the A5209 westbound towards the M6 Turn right on to Crow Orchard Road to reach J27 of the M6 To re-join the M6 southbound take the first exit from the roundabout Northbound Diversion Follow route marked with a hollow Diamond symbol on local road signs Leave the M6 northbound Jct 27 and at the roundabout take the third exit to join A5209. Follow the A5209 in Standish and at the junction with the A49 turn left. Follow the A49 northbound to the junction with the roundabout with the A581. Take the second exit on to the A581 eastbound. Continue to the roundabout with the B5252 and take the first exit. Follow the B5252 to the roundabout with Euxton Lane and take the first exit. Follow Euxton Lane to the junction with Central Avenue. Turn right on to Central Avenue northbound and follow this road on to Dawson Lane. At the traffic light controlled junction with the A49 turn right. Follow the A49 northbound to the traffic light controlled junction with the B5256. Turn left on to the B5256 westbound and follow this road to J28 of the M6. A spokesman said: "If this closure impacts on your planned route, please allow extra journey time. Plan ahead, you may wish to re-route or even delay your journey. "Further information is available from National Highways by visiting our www.trafficengland.com website and travel apps, or via our regional twitter feed. Our 24/7 contact centre team is also available to provide up to the minute information on 0300 123 5000." For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.
