Police issued a statement about the collision just before 10pm on Friday night
Police said that emergency services were called to the motorway, between junctions five and seven, at 9.52pm last night. Both carriageways remain closed this morning with officers confirming this is to allow collision investigators to carry out a thorough examination of the scene.
At 9.52pm on Friday night, Lancashire Police said: "We are currently at the scene of a road closure on the M65. The road is closed between J5 and J7 in both directions."The road is closed due to a road traffic collision and we anticipate this will be closed for some time." This morning Lancashire Constabulary confirmed that the motorway remains closed in both directions to allow collision investigators to assess the scene.Diversions are currently in place:Subscribe to our daily newsletter LANCS LIVE NEWS and get all the biggest stories from across Lancashire direct to your inbox
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