Shocking new photos of scene after lorry plummets off M6 Thelwall Viaduct

A new photo has been released showing the shocking scenes on the M6 last night, where an HGV fell from the Thelwall Viaduct.

The lorry plummeted from the bridge near Warrington, landing upside-down on the embankment below.

Remarkably, the driver of the vehicle did not sustain any life-threatening injuries.

The accident occurred shortly after 6.50pm on Monday 30 September, when the region was getting battered with heavy rain and a Met Office weather warning was in place.

Emergency services who attended the scene found that a lorry had come off the carriageway of the M6, along the Thelwall Viaduct between junction 20 and 21.

Three lanes of the M6 were closed last night due to ‘serious damage’ caused to the barrier.

And this afternoon National Highways has confirmed that the repairs to the barrier are already complete following the shocking collision.

The HGV is being recovered along local roads, and the M6 has been fully reopened, albeit with some delays.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters used rescue equipment to lower themselves down to the lorry driver below the M6.

Crews also used water to cool the HGV and bunding to contain a leak of approximately 220 gallons (1,000 litres) of bio-diesel from the vehicle’s fuel tanks.

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Featured image: National Highways