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M1 southbound in Bedfordshire due to multi-vehicle serious crash | M1 southbound in Bedfordshire due to multi-vehicle serious crash |
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Emergency services are at the scene of the serious crash on the M1 in Bedfordshire | Emergency services are at the scene of the serious crash on the M1 in Bedfordshire |
A section of the M1 motorway in Bedfordshire has been closed following a multi-vehicle crash. | A section of the M1 motorway in Bedfordshire has been closed following a multi-vehicle crash. |
National Highways said the southbound carriageway, between junction 13 for Brogborough/Bedford and junction 12 for Toddington, was shut at about 14:00 BST. | National Highways said the southbound carriageway, between junction 13 for Brogborough/Bedford and junction 12 for Toddington, was shut at about 14:00 BST. |
Emergency services including an air ambulance were sent, it added. | Emergency services including an air ambulance were sent, it added. |
Northbound traffic was stopped to allow the helicopter to leave. | |
National Highways asked drivers to allow extra time for their journeys and said there were delays of about 45 minutes on the approach to the crash site. | National Highways asked drivers to allow extra time for their journeys and said there were delays of about 45 minutes on the approach to the crash site. |
National Highways warned of delays in the area | |
Meanwhile, a section of the anti-clockwise M25 has also been closed, in Hertfordshire. | |
Junction 24, for Potters Bar, had been shut due to a car fire, but now only lanes one and two remain closed. | |
There have been delays of about 60 minutes. | |
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