ONE lane is closed on the northbound M6 after a crash.

Lane four is shut, following the crash involving a van and a car between junctions 18 for Middlewich/Holmes Chapel and 19 for Knutsford.

Lane three was also initially closed but has now reopened.

Queues are stretching back to junction 17 for Sandbach, with Highways England reporting queues of around 10 minutes.