TWO lanes were closed on the M65 this morning after a car hit the central reservation. 

Emergency services attended the scene of the incident which happened on the westbound carriageway between J8 (Accrington) and J7 (Rishton). 

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Traffic iwas reported to be slow. 

A police spokeswoman said: "We were called at around 9.15am to reports of a collision on the westbound carriageway of the M65. 

"A Volkswagen Passat has gone into the central reservation and was partially blocking lane three."

All lanes have now been reopened.