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M6 motorway in Staffordshire shut by overturned lorry M6 motorway lorry crash in Staffordshire forced carriageway closure
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National Highways said the M6 in Staffordshire shut about 22:30 BST on FridayNational Highways said the M6 in Staffordshire shut about 22:30 BST on Friday
The M6 in Staffordshire is shut after a lorry overturned, with police saying the closure is likely to continue for "most of the morning". An overturned lorry forced the closure of the M6 motorway when it spilt diesel across the road in Staffordshire.
The crash closed the motorway at about 22:30 BST on Friday and has affected the northbound carriageway between junction 14 for the A34 Stafford North and junction 15 for the A500 to Stoke-on-Trent. The crash, shortly after 22:00 BST on Friday, affected the northbound carriageway between junction 14 for the A34 Stafford North and junction 15 for the A500 to Stoke-on-Trent.
Staffordshire Police said the HGV hit nearside and central barriers before turning over and spilling diesel across the carriageway. Staffordshire Police said the HGV hit nearside and central barriers before turning over and spilling the fuel.
Officers confirmed there were no injuries and said resurfacing and repair work was taking place. Officers confirmed there were no injuries and National Highways (NH) said shortly after midday lanes three and four had re-opened with a reduced speed limit, but that the motorway would shut again later.
Two lanes are also closed on the southbound side, National Highways said, as recovery of the vehicle continues. Heavy delays of 90 minutes were reported in the area shortly after the carriageway was partially reopened.
NH confirmed the lorry has now been recovered, but said lanes one and two will remain out of use until a full closure implemented again overnight, to enable resurfacing work.
Lane four on the southbound side will also remain shut because of the impact of the diesel spill.
Highways England shared an image of emergency vehicles surrounding the lorryHighways England shared an image of emergency vehicles surrounding the lorry
Dale Hipkiss, from NH, said the top layer of the road surface had been planed away because of extensive damage caused by the spilled fuel.
"We can then carry out a full repair overnight when traffic is lighter, causing less disruption to road users," he added.
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