EMERGENCY services are fighting a coach blaze on the M6.

Four fire crews and police were called to the fire which broke out on the vehicle carrying 47 passengers at 1.30pm today, Friday, at junction 20 near Lymm.

A spokesman for Warrington police said: "Nobody has been injured. The problem is huge amounts of smoke which has been spreading across the motorway."

Lanes one and two of the southbound carriageway are closed to deal with the incident.

The coach is believed to have been travelling with tourists from Devon.