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| M6 closed after horsebox crash | M6 closed after horsebox crash |
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| A section of the M6 has been closed after a crash involving a horsebox and two other vehicles. | A section of the M6 has been closed after a crash involving a horsebox and two other vehicles. |
| A horse died and a man and a woman were seriously injured at about 14:25 BST on the southbound carriageway just before junction 4A, the M42 exit. | |
| The motorway has been closed in both directions between junction 4 near Coleshill and junction 6 - the turn for the A38 Aston Expressway. | |
| The Highways Agency said it was not expected to reopen until 18:30 BST. | The Highways Agency said it was not expected to reopen until 18:30 BST. |
| Two other horses were on the carriageway and secured by members of the public until officers arrived, police said. | |
| The motorway was closed so casualties could be treated and to allow two air ambulances to land. | The motorway was closed so casualties could be treated and to allow two air ambulances to land. |
| Stationary traffic southbound has been reported from junction 8, the turn for the M5, while on the northbound carriageway the delays have gone back to junction 3A near Coleshill. | |
| The two seriously injured people were taken to University Hospital in Coventry and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. | |
| Southbound vehicles which have gone beyond junction 6 - the turn for the A38 Aston Expressway - have been turned north at junction 5 using a gap in the central reservation, police said. |