Drivers have reportedly been forced to "ration" their water and are "running out of petrol" after part of the M6 has been at a standstill for more than nine hours.
A notice on National Highways' website warns of "severe delays" between junctions 32 and 33 of the M6 Southbound in Lancashire. The government-owned company has closed the carriageway to allow for planned roadworks, and is giving an estimated delay time of three hours.
However some motorists have reportedly been stuck at the junction for more than nine hours. Posting to Twitter, user @toffeelady1959 said: "M6 southbound iunction 33, I am now on rations and sips of water. Could be here all night at this rate. Waiting time two hours 15 mins and car not moved."
