M61 reopens after 17-hour closure following fatal crash involving man in his 20s

After an enormous clean-up operation and heavy rain, Nationwide Highways North West have introduced the southbound carriageway is now open between junction 8, Chorley and junction 6, Horwich.

Sergeant Kasim Hussain of Lancashire Police’s Street Policing Unit, stated: “As a part of the investigation, we’re interesting for anybody who witnessed the collision to contact us.

“If anybody was driving on the M61 close to the scene of the collision and has dashcam footage, we wish to hear from them.”

Any witnesses or anybody with footage/data, please contact police on 101, quoting log 1497 of fifteenth October 2024, or electronic mail SCIU@lancashire.police.uk.

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