THERE were two separate closures on the M62 at Warrington on Sunday afternoon, one involving a car leaving the carriageway and colliding with trees, and the other a multiple collision, involving one vehicle catching fire.
Shortly before 3pm Emergency services, including two fire engines from Warrington and Birchwood dealt with a road traffic collision involving three vehicles on the M62 eastbound carriageway near Junction 9.
One of the vehicles involved in the collision caught fire and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire. The motorway was closed in both directions while the fire was being extinguished.
Shortly before 16:00 the westbound side of the motorway was reopened. Ambulance crews on also at the scene assessing one person involved in the collision.
No one was trapped in their vehicle and the mnotorway has nbow reopened.
Earlier shortly before 1pm a car travelling on the M62 East slip road towards the M6 South left the highway, down an embankment and collided with trees. One casualty was trapped, but was conscious. North West Ambulance Service were also in attendance. Fire crews worked with ambulance colleagues to stabilise the vehicle and access the casualty.
There was a full closure of the carriageway from the M62 East towards M6 South. Firefighters set up lines on the embankment to safely reach the casualty and bring them up onto the road.
At 13::35 the casualty was in the care of paramedics.
The sliproad has since re-opened.
The vehicles involved in the earlier collision and subsequent vehicle fire on the #M62 eastbound within J9 for #Warrington have now been recovered from the scene. #TrafficOfficers have cleared the debris and reopened the road. Residual delays in the area are beginning to ease. pic.twitter.com/HoKGiNvrvI
— National Highways: North-West (@HighwaysNWEST) January 18, 2026
