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Fatal collision shuts M6 in Birmingham causing long delays | Fatal collision shuts M6 in Birmingham causing long delays |
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Drivers are being warned about long delays after part of the M6 in Birmingham was closed due to a fatal collision involving a lorry and a car. | Drivers are being warned about long delays after part of the M6 in Birmingham was closed due to a fatal collision involving a lorry and a car. |
The northbound carriageway was shut from about 02:00 GMT between junctions five at Castle Bromwich and six at Spaghetti Junction. | The northbound carriageway was shut from about 02:00 GMT between junctions five at Castle Bromwich and six at Spaghetti Junction. |
The man driving the car was confirmed dead at the scene. The lorry driver was shaken but uninjured, paramedics said. | |
Two lanes have now reopened southbound between junctions six and five. | |
Police said the northbound lanes would remain closed for most of the morning. | |
Read more on this story and other news from Birmingham and the Black Country. | |
Diversions are in place but motorists are also being warned of long delays on surrounding routes. | |
Vehicle recovery and a clean-up of the carriageways started earlier which will enable all the lanes to be reopened as soon as it is safe, Highways England said. |