Traffic was stopped on the South Highway at junction 20 at 8.30am, leaving traffic jams at junction 22. The section of road concerned was located northeast of Warrington in Lancashire.
Traffic monitor Intrix reported earlier this morning that three lanes were blocked while emergency services responded to the accident.
It reported delays of up to 55 minutes as traffic on the road was closed.
National Highways said a “severe” incident left “30-minute delays against expected traffic” at 9 p.m.
Intrix reported that from 9.30am a track was closed.
It added that there were now extra delays in Warrington and Winwick as a result of the incident.
A spokesman for Cheshire Constabulary told Express.co.uk that a road traffic collision with two vehicles occurred two minutes before eight in the morning.
The incident, which occurred between intersections 19 and 20, does not appear to have injured anyone.
They added that the road would have to be closed for a long time because the barrier needed to be repaired.
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