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| Four men killed in motorway crash | Four men killed in motorway crash |
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| Four men have been killed in a crash on the M6 in the West Midlands. | |
| The men were travelling in two cars which collided on the southbound carriageway of the M6 between junctions 8, West Bromwich, and 7, for Walsall. | The men were travelling in two cars which collided on the southbound carriageway of the M6 between junctions 8, West Bromwich, and 7, for Walsall. |
| A Highways Agency spokesman said one of the cars involved had been travelling the wrong way along the motorway when the crash happened at 0600 BST. | A Highways Agency spokesman said one of the cars involved had been travelling the wrong way along the motorway when the crash happened at 0600 BST. |
| The motorway remains closed in both directions between junctions 8 and 7 while investigations take place. | The motorway remains closed in both directions between junctions 8 and 7 while investigations take place. |
| A fifth man injured in the crash has been taken to hospital. | |
| A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said the crash involved one car carrying four men and the other a lone male driver. | |
| The lone driver and three men from the other car were confirmed dead at the scene. | |
| The Highways Agency spokesman said one of the cars was travelling northbound on the southbound carriageway. |