A lorry driver was caught reading with both hands while driving down the motorway.
The shocking footage and image of the driver in the HGV was captured by a passing police officer on the M56 earlier this week.
According to Cheshire Police, the driver h…
The person who died after being hit by a HGV tanker on the M56 was a 50-year-old man, police have said.
Officers confirmed he was from Ellesmere Port.
The man’s next of kin has been informed is being supported by specialist officers.
Emergency services…
A PEDESTRIAN has died following a collision with a HGV on the M56, police have confirmed.The incident happened at around 5.30am today (May 18) between Junction 14 Chester Services, near Helsby, and Junction 12 Runcorn.
In a statement Cheshire Constabul…
Another look at traffic
Queuing on the M56 in Cheshire remains following a collision before 6am this morningLengthy queues remain on the M56 this morning following a ‘serious’ crash between junctions 12 and 14 on the eastbound carriageway.
One lane …
The M56 was closed this morning after a “serious” collision led to a man’s death.
Diversions were in place after the major crash between junctions 14 (Chester Services) and 12 (Liverpool Airport/Runcorn).
Both carriageways were initially closed after t…
A pedestrian has died after being hit by a lorry on a motorway in Cheshire.The eastbound carriageway of the M56, near Runcorn, was closed between junctions 12 and 14 for about five hours after the incident at 05.30 BST.The ped…
Emergency services rushed to a “serious collision” on the M56 eastbound between junctions 14 (Chester services) and 12 (Liverpool Airport) at around 5.30am this morning (May 18).
North West Motorway Police, Cheshire Police and North West Ambulance S…
A pedestrian has been killed after being hit by a HGV tanker in the early hours of this morning.
The incident happened on the eastbound carriageway of the M56 at around 5.30am.
Emergency services were called but the pedestrian was pronounced dead at th…
© Highways EnglandA pedestrian was killed after being hit by a HGV tanker on the M56 in Cheshire.
Police were called out to a section of the busy motorway between junctions 12 and 14 at around 5.30am today following reports that a tanker had collided …
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a HGV tanker on the M56.
Police were called a section of the motorway, between junction 14, for Helsby, and junction 12, for Runcorn, at around 5.30am on Monday morning (May 18).
The tanker was travelling in …
A pedestrian has sadly died in a collision on the M56 in Cheshire this morning (May 18).
A HGV tanker and a pedestrian were involved in the incident, which took place at around 5.30am.
The motorway between junction 14 and junction 12 was closed followi…
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Emergency services responded to a collision on the A55 westbound near Littleton, Chester, this morning (Tuesday, January 21).
According to traffic monitoring website Inrix, all traffic was temporarily held and congestion snaked back to J11 for the M56….
A truck has a folding knife and a driveway between the M53 and M56 in Cheshire has been blocked, causing traffic chaos because the truck overhanged when passing a barrier.
The truck appeared to hang dangerously over a bridge, but the…
This pictures shows the dramatic scene after a lorry jack-knifed when it was involved in a crash with another truck on a busy slip road linking the M53 and M56.
The image from Highways England shows the twisted lorry facing the wrong way after the cras…