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| Motorway closed by tanker crash | Motorway closed by tanker crash |
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| Part of the M5 in Worcestershire is closed after a tanker overturned and spilled fuel onto the carriageway. | |
| The incident happened about 0815 GMT on the northbound carriageway, near Dunstall Common. It has closed the motorway between junctions 8 and 7. | The incident happened about 0815 GMT on the northbound carriageway, near Dunstall Common. It has closed the motorway between junctions 8 and 7. |
| The driver was not hurt in the incident, the ambulance service said. | The driver was not hurt in the incident, the ambulance service said. |
| The section of M5 is due to remain closed until midnight, the Highways Agency said and motorists were warned to expect delays of about 20 minutes. | |
| Tailbacks reaching junction 9 at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, were reported earlier. | |
| The tanker and fuel were being removed from the closed section of the motorway. | |
| Acting Insp Rob Barker, of Central Motorway Police, said a crane was needed to remove the lorry from the site and another tanker would transport the fuel from the crashed vehicle. | Acting Insp Rob Barker, of Central Motorway Police, said a crane was needed to remove the lorry from the site and another tanker would transport the fuel from the crashed vehicle. |
| Six appliances were sent to the scene by the fire service who dealt with the fuel spillage. | |