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Lanes reopen after car overturns on the M1 | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
There were lengthy queues on a northbound stretch of motorway | |
All lanes have reopened after a car overturned on the M1 in Leicestershire. | |
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) said it was called at 06:57 GMT on Tuesday to reports of a vehicle on its roof on the northbound stretch of road, about two miles north of junction 20 for Lutterworth. | |
Two of three lanes were closed and drivers were warned there was about seven miles (11km) of congestion, with delays of up to 90 minutes. | Two of three lanes were closed and drivers were warned there was about seven miles (11km) of congestion, with delays of up to 90 minutes. |
But at 08:38, National Highways said recovery and "collision clear-up work" were complete and drivers were urged to allow up to an extra hour for their journeys. | |
LFRS said one person had got out of the car and was seen by East Midlands Ambulance Service. | |
Nobody else was injured in the crash, it added. | |
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