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Motorway closed by tanker crash M5 open again after tanker crash
(about 2 hours later)
Part of the M5 in Worcestershire is closed after a tanker overturned and spilled fuel onto the carriageway. A section of the M5 in Worcestershire has reopened after being closed for 15 hours when a tanker overturned and spilled fuel on to 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 crash happened at about 0815 GMT on the northbound carriageway, near Dunstall Common on Sunday, closing the motorway between junctions 8 and 7.
The driver was not hurt in the incident, the ambulance service said. The tanker ended up in a field next to the motorway.
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. Ambulance crews checked the driver at the scene and found he was not hurt. No-one else was injured in the crash.
Tailbacks reaching junction 9 at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, were reported earlier. Acting Insp Rob Barker, of Central Motorway Police, said a crane was needed to remove the lorry from the site and another tanker transported the fuel from the crashed vehicle.
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.
Six appliances were sent to the scene by the fire service who dealt with the fuel spillage.Six appliances were sent to the scene by the fire service who dealt with the fuel spillage.
The motorway was reopened shortly before midnight on Sunday.