All traffic on the M56 has been stopped as emergency services respond to a "serious incident".
Traffic on the motorway, between junctions 12 (Runcorn) and 11 (Preston Brook), was stopped eastbound at around 8.40pm on Tuesday, September 6. Cheshire Police have since confirmed they have halted all traffic while they respond to a "serious incident" on the motorway.
Eyewitnesses have reported seeing multiple marked and unmarked police cars weaving through traffic to get to the incident. The North West Ambulance Service are also at the scene.
