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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. The northbound carriageway was closed from junction four for the M42 to junction six, Spaghetti Junction. It fully reopened shortly before midday.
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.
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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