Six people have been taken to hospital following a serious collision on the M6 between Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe this afternoon.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was initially called to reports of a two-car RTC on the southbound M6, between junctions 16 and 15, at 11.35am.

A second RTC followed on the northbound carriageway, between junctions 15 and 16, at 11.52am and involved two HGVs and a car. An additional ambulance and paramedic officer was dispatched to this incident.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "On arrival at the first incident, on the southbound carriageway, we discovered three patients.

"A man was found to have suffered serious injuries and received specialist trauma care at the scene before being taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital by land ambulance. The medic, from the air ambulance, travelled with the patient to help continue treatment enroute to hospital.

A total of six people have been taken to hospital following two collisions on the M6 (SWNS).

"A woman was treated for potentially serious injuries whilst a child was treated for injuries not believed to be serious before they were taken to the same hospital, also by land ambulance.

"The second collision, on the northbound carriageway, resulted in three patients.

"A woman and two children were all treated for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital on the same land ambulance."

The northbound carriageway has since been reopened but the southbound carriageway remains closed as of 2pm.

National Highways say "There is now a 90 minute delay and eight miles of congestion on approach to J16".

Stoke Nub News has approached Staffordshire Police for more information.

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