Live updates as two lanes have been closed off on the southbound carriageway between junction eight for Chorley and junction six for Horwich
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National Highways North West posted on X, formerly Twitter, that the closure is "due to a collision/overturned lorry". They said that "vehicle recovery/clear up is being arranged". The incident was first reported shortly after 7am today . No details have been released about injuries. Traffic monitoring service Inrix said: "Two lanes closed and queueing traffic due to overturned vehicle on M61 Southbound from J8 A674 Millennium Way to J6 A6027 De Havilland Way ."Lanes remain closedLong queues remain up to the closure.
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