Car fire causes delays on M65

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A car caught fire on the M65 slip road at junction nine this evening.

Police and fire crews attended the incident which caused tail backs towards junction eight.

It is thought the blaze, which happened around 7pm, was caused by a mechanical fault and no other vehicle was involved.

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