There's a shell tanker come off the motorway, M53 just past the Prenton turnoff heading towards Clatterbridge. If you were thinking of going this way I wouldn't. There's a lot of fire appliances heading that way....

It didn't look like anyone else was involved, so fingers crossed the driver is OK.

Hope he's alright, thanks for that

Right behind my work

Not a good week for trucks

Hope the driver is OK....

Hope the driver is ok

Just drove past going the other way (on way back from Manchester airport) about an hour ago (11.20am ish). Tanker halfway into ditch, lots of cop cars and fire engines. Traffic backing up rapidly. Tanker presumably empty on its way back to Stanlow to pick up another load, which may have been a blessing. Could have been messy otherwise.

Wonder what happened?

Thankfully, the driver is apparently unhurt, just treated for shock:-
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk...r-petrol-tanker-crashes-100252-29754189/

Cause as of yet unknown:-
http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Cheshi...-Partly-Closed-Following-Tanker-Accident
http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/9356369.Petrol_tanker_topples_over_on_M53/

Travel updates:-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/liverpool/

well that`s a blessing to many accidents lately it is sad though poor bloke just doing his job ,

State of the motorway ATM its no surprise.

Glad the guys ok.

Traffic alert if you have any updates to the road status.

www.wikiwirral.co.uk/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/618810/Re_Wirral_Traffic_Alert.html

Cheers

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sorry about the crap photos but was taking pictures into the sun.we where hoping to be sent home but ended up just watching the recovery

that looks bad doesn`t it feel sorry for the poor driver tho

i asked before taking the photos if the driver was ok and was told he walked away ok ,so thats why i have put them on here .road north west done a great job and this was possibly the closet crash to there base they have done ,you could litrally threw a stone from there office and hit the tanker lol

sorry about bad spelling lol