One lane of the M6 southbound was closedfor a period this afternoon from Junction 36 at Crooklands to Junction 35 at Carnforth due to an incident involving a vehicle that left the carriageway.

Traffic was said to have coped well.

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Lane one was closed and the hard shoulder was also closed off. But the incident has now been cleared and the lane re-opened at around 4.40pm.