A CRASH on the M6 has caused delays this morning.

The accident on the northbound carriageway near to junction 21a at Croft involved a lorry and a van.

One lane of the main carriageway was closed, but a lorry in the first lane of the motorway was moved at around 10.30am.

While the link road from the M6 northbound to the M62 westbound was also shut shortly after 10.30am, this too was reopened at around 11.15am.

Heavy traffic has been reported in the area.