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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 shut after a crash involving a number of vehicles, including a horsebox, lorry and van.
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. A horse died and a man and 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 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 man and woman were airlifted to hospital.
Two other horses were on the carriageway and secured by members of the public until officers arrived, police said. She was believed to be from the vehicle with the horsebox and was treated for a potentially serious head injury, the ambulance service said.
The woman was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, while the man, who was believed to be from the van, had serious head and chest injuries and was taken to University Hospital in Coventry.
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. Two other horses were on the carriageway and secured by members of the public until officers arrived, police said.
The two seriously injured people were taken to University Hospital in Coventry and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Stationary traffic southbound has been reported from junction 8, the turn for the M5, while on the northbound carriageway delays have gone back to junction 3A near Coleshill.
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.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.