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| Marshmallows and beer shuts m-way | |
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| Part of the M42 has reopened after a six-vehicle crash sent marshmallows and beer spilling out onto the carriageway. | Part of the M42 has reopened after a six-vehicle crash sent marshmallows and beer spilling out onto the carriageway. |
| The northbound stretch was closed at junction 10 near Tamworth Services in Staffordshire after six HGVs collided between junctions 12 and 13 on the A42. | The northbound stretch was closed at junction 10 near Tamworth Services in Staffordshire after six HGVs collided between junctions 12 and 13 on the A42. |
| Leicestershire Police said one person was hurt in the collision at about 0414 GMT, which involved some lorries that were parked in a lay-by. | Leicestershire Police said one person was hurt in the collision at about 0414 GMT, which involved some lorries that were parked in a lay-by. |
| The carriageway was closed for up 10 hours while the debris was removed. | The carriageway was closed for up 10 hours while the debris was removed. |
| The damaged lorries also had to be lifted off the road. | The damaged lorries also had to be lifted off the road. |
| Police confirmed cans of beer fell onto the carriageway and one person was taken to hospital with minor injuries. | |
| The Highways Agency said the accident occurred where the motorway ends and becomes the A42. | The Highways Agency said the accident occurred where the motorway ends and becomes the A42. |
| "It is in an area where lorries cannot overtake and also falls between the control of two police regions," he said. | "It is in an area where lorries cannot overtake and also falls between the control of two police regions," he said. |
| Diversions were put in place at junction 10 and drivers were warned to expect long delays and use alternative routes. | Diversions were put in place at junction 10 and drivers were warned to expect long delays and use alternative routes. |