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Delays after vehicle blaze on M6 near Stafford

A vehicle fire closed one lane of the M6 near Stafford today, with drivers warned to expect delays.

By Megan Archer-Fox
Published May 12, 2018

A vehicle caught fire on the hard shoulder of the M6 northbound, between junction 14 for Stafford and junction 15 for Stoke.

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue and the Central Motorway Police Group were in attendance.

This afternoon, Highway England tweeted:

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