Section of M65 closed by police as emergency services respond to incident

A section of the M65 was closed by police near Accrington following reports of a crash.
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The closure was put in place on the eastbound carriageway at junction 7 (Hyndburn Interchange), near the roundabout, at around 4.30pm today (January 20).

Police urged motorists to avoid the area while emergency services attended the scene of the incident.

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"An update will be provided when the road is reopened," a spokesman for Lancashire Police added.

A section of the M65 was closed by police near Accrington following reports of a crashA section of the M65 was closed by police near Accrington following reports of a crash
A section of the M65 was closed by police near Accrington following reports of a crash

Heavy traffic was building following the closure, with congestion building on surrounding roads.

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