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Traffic builds outside Warrington after collision on M6 closes two lanes

TRAFFIC is building outside Warrington after a crash on the M6 Northbound closes two lanes.

The collision occurred at around 11.20am this morning, Saturday, between junction 21A, Croft Interchange, and junction 22, Winwick.

Traffic is now building while the incident is ongoing and normal conditions are expected by 1.30pm.

Two lanes were closed while the incident was dealt with, but have since been reopened.

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Live updates as M6 shut after crash and diesel spillage

There are huge delays in the area

• Updated 16:00, 23 JAN 2024

There are huge delays on the M6 after a crash and fuel spillage.

Emergency services are responding to an incident on the M6 southbound between junctions 27 (Standish) and 26 (Orrell). The motorway is fully closed southbound as highways officers and police deal with a crash and diesel spillage on the carriageway.

According to traffic monitoring service, INRIX, the incident has been ongoing since around 1pm and there are "long delays" in the area.

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• Crash involves lorry and car 14:47

Update on queue length

The AA Traffic Map is showing there are still around 12 miles of delays on the M6 from Orrell to Leyland.

Motorway traffic cameras show motorists queued back to Leyland

People report being stuck on M6 for "two hours"

People on the M6 are reporting how they have been at a standstill for two and a half hours.

One man said: "Stuck on the M6 for two and a half hours and counting ,waiting for another storm to blow in."

A woman added: "Avoid the M6, other half left Lancaster 12pm and still not got to Preston, hope the people involved in the crash is ok."

Diversion now in place

Road users are advised to follow the solid black square diversion symbol on local road signs:

Non-HGV route includes a low railway bridge 12'0" (3.6m) and narrow canal bridge.

• Leave the M6 at J27.
• At the roundabout take the first exit and join the A5209. Follow the A5209 for approx. 0.8km.
• At the junction with the B5206 turn right onto the B5206 southbound (Shevington Lane) and follow for approx. 5.8km.
• At the junction with the A577 turn left and join the A577 eastbound (Orrel Road) and follow for 0.5km.
• At M6 J26 turn right onto the access road and follow for approx. 1.0km
• At the roundabout take the first exit and rejoin the M6 south.
• At the roundabout take the first exit and join the A5209. Follow the A5209 for approx. 2.1km.
• At the junction with the A49 turn right and join the A49 southbound (Wigan Road) and follow for approx. 8km
• At the A49/Saddle Gyratory, join the A577 westbound (Ormskirk Road) and follow for approx. 3.5km

Officers starting to release traffic from the back of the queue

National Highways has said traffic and police officers are working to release traffic from the back of the queue on the M6.

A spokesperson said: "Preparations are being made to release traffic caught within the closure via the rear of the queue. Please await instruction from a Traffic Officer or Police Officer before turning."

'Unclear' how long carriageway will be closed

National Highways have said it's unclear how long the carriageway will be closed for due to the fuel spillage. A spokesperson said

At approximately 12:34 a collision occurred involving a HGV and a car. The collision has resulted in the concrete central reservation being damaged and lane 3 (of 3) is also closed northbound. A large diesel spillage has also been reported which has compromised the carriageway and made it unsafe to travel over. Due to the spillage it is unclear at this time how long the carriageway will be closed. Preparations are being made to release traffic caught within the closure via the rear of the queue. Please await instruction from a Traffic Officer or Police Officer before turning.

Crash involves lorry and car

National Highways has confirmed the M6 crash involves a lorry and a car. Emergency services were called to the area at 12.34pm on Tuesday, January 23.

A concrete central reservation has been damaged in the crash.

Traffic queuing for 12 miles

Traffic on the M6 is at a standstill for 12 miles between Orrell Interchange to Leyland.

Crash appears to involve lorry

Footage from the scene, taken by Glenn Jenkinson-Deakin, of the crash shows a lorry is involved. The lorry appears to have crashed near the hard shoulder of the southbound carriageway.

A number of police and highways vehicles are at the scene. The footage also shows one car on the back of a recovery truck, it's unclear if the car is also involved in the crash.

M6 carriageway completely closed

Good afternoon. We'll bring you the latest updates as emergency services have closed the M6 southbound between junctions 26 and 27 (Wigan) following a crash and diesel spillage.

There are huge delays on the motorway as we approach rush hour.

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M6 traffic LIVE: Lanes shut after five-lorry smash with long delays as road is resurfaced - latest updates

Motorists are still facing long queues on the m6 northbound carriageway after five lorries crashed earlier today.

• Updated 20:59, 4 JUN 2024

There are huge queues of traffic remaining on the M6 after a crash involving five lorries this morning.

The major collision caused three lanes of the motorway to be closed. Motorists travelling on the stretch of the M6 near Knutsford saw their morning journey grind to a halt after the incident, which was first reported around 4.30am.

There were 14-mile queues throughout the morning and afternoon. Drivers were told to avoid the area with a 'large spillage across the road'.

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A National Highways spokesperson said: "Lanes 1, 2 and 3 (of 4) remain closed following an earlier collision involving 2 lorries which resulted in a large spillage across the carriageway. Traffic is passing the scene via lane 4 only.

"Recovery is now complete. However due to damage sustained to the road surface following the collision, emergency resurfacing works are now underway.

"National Highways Traffic Officers are also in attendance assisting with traffic management."

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Emergency services are at the scene of a road traffic collision involving five heavy goods vehicles on lanes 1-3 of the Northbound carriageway of the M6 between J18 and J19. Nobody is trapped however there are lane closures in place and disruption is expected in the area."

This is a live incident, updates will follow below

• 'Severe' delays of up to 80 minutes following earlier crash 15:22
• Police update 12:55
• Disruption expected for rest of the day 12:22
• Everything we know so far 11:00
• Three-hour delays 09:54

End of live coverage

This marks the end of our live coverage.

All traffic stopped again

All traffic is being temporarily held with stationary traffic on the M6 northbound due to emergency repairs.

Three lanes still closed

National Highways said: "Lanes 1, 2 and 3 (of 4) remain closed following an earlier collision involving 2 lorries which resulted in a large spillage across the carriageway.

"Traffic is passing the scene via lane 4 only.

Road resurfacing now taking place

Traffic has been temporarily stopped again

Delays through Knutsford and Middlewich this afternoon

There is congestion backed up to J17 for Sandbach - but further delays through Knutsford and between Middlewich and Rudheath.

Traffic chaos ahead of rush hour

Delays are continuing this afternoon, with delays of around one hour and 40 minutes remaining in the area.

'Severe' delays of up to 80 minutes following earlier crash

The latest traffic update says there are still 'severe delays'.

Three lanes remain closed due to emergency repairs on the M6 Northbound from J18 A54 Middlewich Road (Middlewich / Holmes Chapel) to J19 A556 (Knutsford).

There are currently delays of around one hour and twenty minutes.

Tailbacks to junction 17 with incident still ongoing

Motorway police have provided another update this afternoon

Long queues and delays continue

Drivers are currently facing six-mile queues and delays of up to 90 minutes approaching the scene on the M6 northbound in Cheshire, according to National Highways.

Lanes to remain closed

National Highways is continuing to urge drivers to find alternative routes.

It says three lanes will remain closed between junctions 18 and 19 northbound for the rest of the day while emergency resurfacing works take place.

A spokesperson added:

"While the lorries have now been removed from the area there is damage of some kind - caused by gouging, hydraulic oil or diesel fuel - in lanes one, two and three of the northbound carriageway and it’s not possible to safely run any traffic over these lanes without repairs and resurfacing. "Lanes one and two will be resurfaced this afternoon and lane four will remain open to traffic. "Once this has been completed, lane one will reopen and lane three will be resurfaced with the adjoining lanes closed for safety reasons due to the size of the heavy plant required for the work. "There has been very heavy congestion in the area throughout today and the northbound entry slip road at junction 18 has been closed to drivers to help ease traffic. "This will be monitored and may reopen later if congestion eases."

Police update

Cheshire Police has told the M.E.N. it remains unaware of any life-threatening injuries following this morning's crash on the M6.

Disruption expected for rest of the day

Cheshire Police says all vehicles have now been recovered from the scene.

Following assessment, it has been found that three lanes of the carriageway will need to be resurfaced.

Only one lane remains open.

A force spokesperson added:

"Highways are working to complete the work as quickly as possible, however the lane closures are expected to remain in place throughout rush hour and into the evening. Therefore, police are continuing to urge motorists to avoid the area if possible."

Latest queues

Long delays remain approaching the scene.

Long delays remain

Huge queues remain on the M6.

#M6 Northbound has three lanes CLOSED between J18 (Middlewich / Holmes Chapel) and J19 (Tabley Interchange) due to an accident - Road not expected to fully re-open before 14:00 - Latest @ https://t.co/fiBS4yPchV pic.twitter.com/qcOXhrKaBS — Motorway Cameras (@MotorwayCameras) June 4, 2024

Everything we know so far

Watch the latest from our YouTube page on this incident below.

Three-hour delays

National Highways now says there are delays of at least three hours.

3 lanes (of 4) remain closed on the #M6 northbound between J18 (Holmes Chapel) and J19 (Tabley) for complex recovery and clear up works following the earlier collision. We're reporting delays on approach of at least 3 hours; consider alternate routes. https://t.co/oszhkj4m66 pic.twitter.com/HZfwAgpesg — National Highways: North-West (@HighwaysNWEST) June 4, 2024

Delays above two hours

Queues have grown to beyond two hours now.

Please be aware of delays in excess of 2 hours on the #M6 northbound between J18 (Holmes Chapel) and J19 (Tabley) following the earlier multi-vehicle collision. Lanes 1, 2 and 3 (of 4) remain closed for recovery and clear up works. Further info: https://t.co/oszhkj4m66 pic.twitter.com/DWOI50zNWr — National Highways: North-West (@HighwaysNWEST) June 4, 2024

Drivers urged to avoid M6

National Highways has issued a statement urging drivers heading towards Manchester to avoid the M6 northbound between junctions 18 and 19, with three lanes remaining closed.

A spokesperson said:

"Traffic is currently passing the scene of the incident in lane four but there is heavy congestion in the area and drivers are being advised to avoid this section of the northbound M6 by delaying journeys or taking alternative routes. "National Highways is at the scene working to recover the five HGVs and a shed load and to clean the carriageway - with diesel fuel and hydraulic and engine oil spilled across the lanes. "The carriageway will also need to be inspected for damage and potentially repaired before it can be fully re-opened. "Lanes are likely to remain closed throughout the morning while this work takes place."

Twelve-mile queues

National Highways says drivers are now facing 12-mile queues on the M6 following this crash.

It says it is dealing with a 'large spillage across the road' from two lorries involved.

Three lanes remain shut while a specialist clean-up operation is taking place.

We're now reporting delays in excess of 90 minutes on the #M6 northbound between J18 (Holmes Chapel) and J19 (Tabley). Complex recovery and clear up works remain ongoing, with traffic passing the scene in 1 lane (of 4) only. Further info here: https://t.co/oszhkj4m66 pic.twitter.com/dZDh6Xzfob — National Highways: North-West (@HighwaysNWEST) June 4, 2024

Latest on M6

North West Motorway Police says three lanes remain closed on the M6 northbound near Knutsford, with one lane allowed to pass the scene.

The entry slip road at junction 18 is being CLOSED to stop vehicles joining the queue, after some drivers began reversing back to the roundabout.

Police are urging people not to do this to avoid the queue.

The M6 could be fully closed soon as recovery work takes place.

Police appeal

Anyone with any information in relation to the collision is asked to contact Cheshire Police on 101, or visit www.cheshire.police.uk/tell-us quoting IML 1839287.

Crash details

Cheshire Police says the incident involved four HGVs and a tanker at around 4am today.

One person is believed to have sustained serious injuries.

He has been taken to the Royal Stoke Hospital for treatment.

His injuries are not believed to be life threatening at this time.

Recovery begins

Vehicle recovery is now underway at the scene, National Highways says.

Three lanes remain shut.

National Highways says drivers are facing 'delays of 45 minutes above usual journey times' - although Inrix now says the queues are taking one hour and 50 minutes to clear from start to finish.

Huge delays

Traffic is now taking one hour and 40 minutes to pass the scene, according to Inrix.

'Four-mile queues'

Police say three lanes of traffic remain closed on the M6 northbound.

There are around four miles of queues approaching the scene.

Just to update motorists, there is still a lane 1, 2 and 3 closure J18 to 19 M6 Northbound due to a collision. There is one lane open past the scene but there are approximately 6km of tailbacks at this time, which are likely to increase as we approach rush hour. pic.twitter.com/fbo9v3IIh9 — North West Motorway Police (@NWmwaypolice) June 4, 2024

Police at the scene

North West Motorway Police has confirmed its attendance at the scene.

It's warning drivers of 'significant delays' in the area.

Highways update - 'Number of spillages' causing 4 miles of tailbacks

Motorists can expect lane closures to remain in place while police deal with a spillage, following the earlier lorry incident. In an update, Highways North West said: "3 lanes (of 4) lanes remain closed on the M6 north between J18 SprostonGreen and J19 Tableyhill in Cheshire.

"Cheshire Police Roads and Crime Unit are leading at scene. National Highways contractors are dealing with a number of spillages. There are 20 minutes delays and 4 miles of congestion." Minutes later, they added: "Recovery is on route for multiple vehicles and National Highways contractors are conducting a clean up operation. There are 30 minute delays on approach."

M6 traffic update - expect delays up to 30 minutes

Three lanes remain closed following the earlier incident involving five HGVs, with motorists now facing delays of up to 30 minutes. The sensor update reads: "There are currently delays of 30 minutes against expected traffic."

When 'normal traffic conditions' are expected to return for M6 drivers

Following warnings from National Highways and Cheshire Fire that motorists can expect long delays after a five-lorry accident closed three lanes of the M6 Northbound, an indication has been given of when traffic on the route will return to normal. A Highways updated traffic sensor reads: "Accident. There are three of four lanes closed. Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:00 and 08:15 on 4 June 2024."

Where delays are expected on the M6 Northbound

The three-lane closure that is causing early morning traffic to build on the stretch of the M6 near Knutsford is affecting traffic between Junction 18 and 19, between Sproston Green and Tabley Hill in Cheshire.

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M6 crash live as lane closed and 'traffic stationary' between Nuneaton and Coventry

It is causing congestion tailing back to Corley Services

• Updated 16:21, 4 SEP 2024

Traffic is 'stationary' on the M6 between Nuneaton and Coventry following an accident. The incident has taken place on the M6 Southbound between J3 A444 Bedworth Bypass (Nuneaton / Coventry) and Junction 2 at the M69 (Coventry)

At just after 2.20pm all traffic was held for just over 10 minutes for the accident. Traffic website Inrix has since reported that lane one (of four) is closed to help at the accident scene.

There is also a separate broken down car nearby. Both are causing congestion on the southbound stretch of the busy motorway.

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Full details have yet to be publicly confirmed about the accident. CoventryLive has contacted emergency services.

We will bring updates from police and the ambulance service as soon as we have them.

This is a liveblog and you can join us for the latest in the comments below.

Car driver injured taken to hospital

The driver of the car involved in the collision with the lorry has been taken to hospital.

The ambulance service has confirmed that they treated a woman, who has not been identified, at the scene.

For the full story, read here

Collision between a car and lorry

West Midlands Ambulance Service has confirmed that it received a 999 call to a report of a car and lorry.

One ambulance was sent to the scene at 2.40pm.

The car driver was injured.

Highways called to the scene

Warwickshire Police has confirmed that Highways oficers have been called to the scene.

The local force initially took a call about the broken down car, believed to be a Fiat.

The reported accident is being dealt with by West Midlands Police. We have contacted the force.

Latest motorway camera image

Motorway traffic camera images shows the congestion on the M6 Southbound motorway - J3A/4, Birmingham Airport.

Traffic website Inrix is reporting Congestion to Corley Services.

Lane one (of four) remains closed. We are still waiting to hear from emergency services about the accident.

Congestion back to Corley Services

The latest colour-coded Google traffic map shows the traffic hit area of the M6 in red.

This highlights that congestion is backing up towards Corley Services.

One lane remains closed.

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Live updates after 'multi-vehicle' M6 crash

Drivers have faced delays overnight

• Updated 06:28, 27 AUG 2024

Motorists have experienced overnight delays on the M6 after a multi-vehicle collision. It happened on the southbound carriageway between junction 15 for Stoke-on-Trent South and junction 14 for Stafford North at 3.34am today.

The two inside lanes remained closed for around two hours. Drivers had faced delays of around 30 minutes.

A National Highways spokesman said: "Following a multi-vehicle collision, the M6 was held southbound between junctions 15 and 14. We cleared the vehicles with traffic now flowing past the scene. Lanes one and two remained closed for ongoing recovery following the earlier collision."

StokeonTrentLive has approached Staffordshire Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service for statements following the overnight collision. Any witnesses can call the police on 101.

This is a live blog. For the latest traffic news following this collision follow our live blog below.

5.52am update: Lanes have been reopened

Traffic monitoring system Inrix states: "The held traffic has been released. Reovery work has been completed."

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Live updates as motorists face long M6 delays in Cheshire after two crashes

Lane closures are in place

• Updated 16:48, 6 SEP 2024

Motorists are facing long delays on the M6 in Cheshire this afternoon following two crashes.

There is congestion on the southbound carriageway with lane closures in place between J16 and J18 due to the separate collisions.

Traffic monitoring system Inrix states: "Two lanes closed and queueing traffic due to accident on M6 Southbound from J17 A534 Old Mill Road (Sandbach/Crewe) to J16 A500 (Stoke-On-Trent/Crewe). Lane three and four (of four) remains closed, not helped by a separate accident before J17 (Sandbach), delays northbound as traffic slows to look."

It adds: "Queueing traffic and one lane closed due to accident on M6 Southbound from J18 A54 Middlewich Road (Middlewich/Holmes Chapel) to J17 A534 Old Mill Road ( Sandbach/Crewe)."

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Broken down van

Adding to the ongoing congestion is a broken down van on the southbound carriageway between J18-19.

"Queueing traffic and one lane closed due to broken down van on M6 Southbound from J19 A556 (Knutsford) to J18 A54 Middlewich Road (Middlewich/Holmes Chapel)," states Inrix.

All lanes reopened but delays remain

All lanes have reopened on the southbound carriageway but delays remain

Lengthy queues

Another traffic camera image from the M6

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Serious crash on M6 leaves both directions closed ahead of rush hour

A SERIOUS crash on the M6 has led to road closures in both directions as traffic builds towards Warrington ahead of rush hour.

The collision took place on the M6 between junctions 27 for Wigan and 28 for Leyland this afternoon, Friday.

Lancashire Police confirmed the collision at 3pm on X, formerly Twitter, writing that the motorway has been closed in both directions.

“This is due to an overturned lorry,” the post read.

“This is likely to be closed for some time. Once we have a further update we will make you aware.”

National Highways North West also took to X to confirm that an air ambulance is currently on scene.

Delays are expected to continue until 7pm, with traffic slowly building towards Warrington ahead of rush hour.

North West Motorway Police also took to social media to share an update on the collision.

“For anyone on the M6 northbound from junction 25, there is a serious police incident ongoing in the Lancashire area between junctions 27 and 28,” the post read.

“Tailbacks are already causing issues, if you can leave the motorway at junction 25 you will save time for yourselves.”

A diversion has been put in place, which can be found here .

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Russian military transport plane crashes in flames on take off with 15 people aboard, Moscow says

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A Russian military transport plane carrying 15 people has crashed on take off, the Russian Defence Ministry has said.

The ministry said the Il-76 aircraft with eight crew and seven passengers on board crashed in the Ivanovo region, roughly 435 miles from the border with Ukraine . It is unclear if there are any survivors, but the Ivanovo governor, Stanislav Voskresensky, offered condolences to the victims' families.

Unverified footage online shows the plane descending to the ground as a plume of black smoke trails behind it, while a fire can be seen around one of the engines. The ministry said an engine fire during takeoff was the likely cause of the crash. The Interfax news agency wrote that the plane crash occurred “during takeoff for a scheduled flight”.

Additional footage showed what appears to be a crash site, with smoke rising from behind a canopy of trees. A helicopter can be seen circling in the background. The Russian Defence Ministry said a team of investigators flew to Ivanovo to conduct a probe.

It is the second time this year that a Russian Il-76 military transport plane has crashed. Two months ago, another Il-76 crashed , with Moscow saying it was carrying dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war (PoWs).

The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed at the time that all 74 people on board – including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war - were killed after the plane went down near the border with Ukraine.

Russia maintains that Ukraine shot down the plane. At the time, neither Ukrainian military intelligence nor Ukraine’s army confirmed that Ukraine had shot down the plane but accused the Russian army of having used military transport planes to deliver missiles to the Belgorod region in order to perform cross-border attacks in recent weeks – which they linked to Russian missile strikes on Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities, such as Kyiv.

“With this in mind, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will continue to take measures to destroy means of delivery and exercise airspace control to eliminate the terrorist threat, including in the Belgorod-Kharkiv direction,” the army said on Telegram. It added that Russia’s accusations could amount to “a planned action to destabilise the situation in Ukraine and weaken international support for our state”.

Regarding the latest crash, video posted on the Telegram messenger app by Baza, a channel linked to Russian security services, showed a large aircraft falling towards the ground and bursting into flames. State media outlet Shot issued a statement on Telegram suggesting that bodies had been discovered at the site of the crash today, which will likely be quickly cordoned off by Russian security services. There was no word on casualities from the Russian Defence Ministry.

Russian military blogger War Gonzo, one of the pre-eminent, Kremlin-approved war commentators, claimed that the plane had taken off from the Severny airfield in Ivanovo.

The airfield, roughly 430 miles from the border with Ukraine, was reportedly targeted by Ukrainian intelligence forces in May last year using drones ladened with explosives.

According to Russian security services, they had been intending to hit an A-50 reconnaissance warplane worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed to have prevented the attack.

The airfield has been known to accommodate multiple military transport and recon planes.

Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russian territory in recent months, as it faces a difficult time against Russian forces at multiple points across the 600-mile frontline. It has had success with strikes on Russian war ships in its Black Sea Fleet around occupied Crimea and attacks on infrastructure – particularly energy infrastructure in recent weeks – hundreds of miles into Russia.

On Tuesday, Ukraine pounded targets across the country, with at least 25 drones and nine rockets, in a sweeping attack that one Russian official said had triggered a fire at a major refinery.

Russian officials reported attacks on a slew of energy facilities, including a fire at Lukoil's NORSI refinery and a drone destroyed on the outskirts of the town of Kirishi. Gleb Nikitin, governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region, posted a picture of the NORSI refinery and said emergency services were working to put out a fire there.

"A fuel and energy complex facility was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles," Mr Nikitin said on Telegram. Russian Telegram channels said a crude distillation unit at the refinery had been damaged and was on fire.

The Baza Telegram channel said Lukoil’s Nizhny Novgorod refinery had also been hit, and showed pictures of a plume of black smoke rising into the air and a major fire.

Russia's Defence Ministry said it had downed 25 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions including Moscow, Leningrad, Belgorod, Kursk, Bryansk, Tula and Oryol.

Russia's defence ministry said Ukraine had fired eight RM-70 rockets and one Tochka-U missile at the Belgorod region, where some Russian war correspondents said there had also been an attempt by armed groups to cross into Russian territory.

Russia has faced sporadic incursions across its border from Ukraine-based armed groups purporting to be made up of Russians opposed to the Kremlin. Andriy Yusov, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s military intelligence, told Ukraine’s 24 Channel the groups were conducting the operation on Russian territory independently of Ukraine. But Kyiv has never made clear how such groups have received advanced weapons and armoured vehicles.

Responsibility for the raids was claimed by at least two Ukraine-based armed groups - the Freedom of Russia Legion and the Siberian Battalion.

Mr Yusov said a third group, the Russian Volunteer Corps, was also participating in the operation.

Russia claimed its forces prevented any incursions from Ukraine and inflicted heavy losses on the attackers. The Russian Defence Ministry said Ukrainian "terrorist formations" backed by tanks and armoured combat vehicles tried to invade in three separate directions in Russia's Belgorod region in the early hours of the morning.

It said that four more attacks by Ukrainian "sabotage and reconnaissance groups" were repulsed around five hours later in Russia's Kursk region.

"We will take our land from the regime centimetre by centimetre," the Legion said in a Telegram post.

The incidents took place three days before the start of voting in a Russian presidential election in which Vladimir Putin is set to extend his rule by six more years.

In a reference to the vote, the Freedom of Russia Legion posted on social media: "The people will vote for whom they want, not for whom they have to. Russians will live freely."

Reuters contributed to this report

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Live M6 traffic updates after 'serious' lorry and car crash closes motorway

The southbound carriageway in Cumbria between J42 for Carlisle and J41 for Penrith has been closed off since around 11pm last night

• Updated 08:48, 8 DEC 2023

A stretch of the M6 is fully shut this morning following a 'serious' crash.

The southbound carriageway in Cumbria between J42 for Carlisle and J41 for Penrith has been closed off since around 11pm last night (December 7). Police, paramedics and traffic officers were called to reports of a two-vehicle collision just south of Southwaite Services.

The driver of the car has been taken to hospital with 'serious injuries'. National Highways said police collision investigations have been ongoing through the night.

Due to the nature of the incident, the carriageway is expected to remain closed for 'a number of hours'. Diversions are in place along the A6.

This is a live blog. Scroll down for the latest updates.

• 'Expected to remain closed for a number of hours' 06:11

M6 southbound reopens

Inrix now reports that the M6 southbound has reopened following an earlier accident investigation

'Traffic coping well'

Traffic monitoring service Inrix reports:

M6 Southbound closed due to accident from J42 A6 (Carlisle South) to J41 B5305 (Catterlen). Traffic is coping well. Closed since around midnight

Closure map

Here is the latest map from AA Traffic News showing the extent of the closure

Diversion route

Road users are advised to follow the solid black square diversion symbol on road signs:

• Exit the M6 at J42, at Golden Fleece roundabout take second exit signed A6, Penrith
• Travel south on the A6 through Low Hesket, High Hesket and Plumpton
• At Stoneybeck roundabout take fourth exit (B5305) towards Wigton
• At J41 (M6) take first exit to rejoin the M6 southbound

'Expected to remain closed for a number of hours'

National Highways said the M6 is closed southbound between J42 and J41 (Carlisle to Penrith) due to a 'serious collision'.

A spokesperson said:

At approximately 22:58 yesterday evening a serious collision occurred near Calthwaite resulting in the closure of the M6 between J42 & J41. Emergency services including Cumbria Police responded to the incident. Police collision investigations have been ongoing through the night. Due to the nature of the incident, the carriageway is expected to remain closed for a number of hours.

Police statement

Cumbria Police said:

The M6 southbound between junctions 42 and 41 is currently closed as emergency services are responding to a road traffic collision. Police were contacted at 10:55pm (7 December) with a report of a two vehicle collision, just south of Southwaite Services, involving a car and a HGV. Emergency services are currently at the scene. The driver of the car has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.

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