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| M6 at Coventry closed after fatal four-vehicle crash | M6 at Coventry closed after fatal four-vehicle crash |
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| A man has died and a motorway was closed due to a four-vehicle crash during the early hours of Monday. | A man has died and a motorway was closed due to a four-vehicle crash during the early hours of Monday. |
| Warwickshire Police said the victim was aged in his 40s. | Warwickshire Police said the victim was aged in his 40s. |
| Police were called to the collision at 04:37 BST on the northbound carriageway of the M6, between junction 2 for Coventry and junction 3. | Police were called to the collision at 04:37 BST on the northbound carriageway of the M6, between junction 2 for Coventry and junction 3. |
| Both carriageways were closed while emergency services attended the scene, but the southbound carriageway has now reopened. | |
| Supt Emma Baston said the closure was likely to cause "significant disruption" and police were working to reopen it as soon as possible. | Supt Emma Baston said the closure was likely to cause "significant disruption" and police were working to reopen it as soon as possible. |
| A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "On arrival, sadly it was clear that nothing cold be done to save the man and he was confirmed dead at the scene." | |
| A number of other motorists at the scene were uninjured, he added. | |
| A Highways England spokesman said diversion routes were in place and they hoped the northbound carriageway would reopen on Monday afternoon, once police had finished their investigations. | |
| Bus services have been affected and Birmingham Airport has warned passengers heading there to avoid the area. | |
| In a separate incident, a slip road to Stafford Services on the M6 between junctions 14 and 15 remains closed due to an overturned lorry. |