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| M6 Birmingham crash closes motorway northbound | M6 Birmingham crash closes motorway northbound |
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| A man suffered serious injuries in a three-vehicle crash which has closed a stretch of the M6 motorway. | A man suffered serious injuries in a three-vehicle crash which has closed a stretch of the M6 motorway. |
| The crash happened between junctions five and six in Birmingham, just after 04.30 GMT. | The crash happened between junctions five and six in Birmingham, just after 04.30 GMT. |
| The northbound carriageway was closed from junction four for the M42 to junction six, Spaghetti Junction. | |
| A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, West Midlands Police said. | A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, West Midlands Police said. |
| Paramedics and a trauma doctor treated two men, including a 25-year-old who was seriously injured. | Paramedics and a trauma doctor treated two men, including a 25-year-old who was seriously injured. |
| A spokesperson for the ambulance service said: "Ambulance staff quickly discovered he was in a serious condition and administered specialist trauma care at the scene before transporting the man to Queen Elizabeth Hospital." | A spokesperson for the ambulance service said: "Ambulance staff quickly discovered he was in a serious condition and administered specialist trauma care at the scene before transporting the man to Queen Elizabeth Hospital." |
| A second patient was treated for injuries, "not believed to be serious", and taken to Heartlands Hospital. | A second patient was treated for injuries, "not believed to be serious", and taken to Heartlands Hospital. |
| Investigation work has been completed and work to recover the vehicles is under way, a spokeswoman for Highways England said. | Investigation work has been completed and work to recover the vehicles is under way, a spokeswoman for Highways England said. |
| Insp Damian Shave, from the force's Collision Investigation Unit, said it was a "very serious collision." | Insp Damian Shave, from the force's Collision Investigation Unit, said it was a "very serious collision." |
| The northbound carriageway remains closed between junction five at Castle Bromwich and junction six. | |
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