ONE person has died and five others have been rushed to hospital following a horror motorway collision.
The three-car smash happened on junction 9 of the M65 around 3.37am on Wednesday.
Lancashire Police tweeted: “Please be advised that the M65 is currently closed in both directions from J8 to J10 due to a road traffic collision.
“We anticipate that the road will be closed for some time whilst we make sure the road is safe.
“We’ll update you here once the road is open again.”
Rush-hour commuters face hefty delays as the motorway remains closed in both directions between junction 8 for Hapton, Lancashire, and junction 10 for Burnley.
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