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| Crash shuts M6 motorway in Birmingham 'for several hours' | Crash shuts M6 motorway in Birmingham 'for several hours' |
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| Part of the M6 motorway in Birmingham is closed in both directions after a lorry crashed and crossed the central reservation. | Part of the M6 motorway in Birmingham is closed in both directions after a lorry crashed and crossed the central reservation. |
| The road is expected to be shut for several hours while debris is recovered from the carriageway. | The road is expected to be shut for several hours while debris is recovered from the carriageway. |
| Police said the lorry crashed with a car and a van between junction six at Spaghetti Junction and junction seven at Great Barr at 10:30 BST. | |
| The van driver suffered "serious" injuries. | |
| 'Some considerable time' | |
| The northbound carriageway is closed at junction six and a rolling closure is in place on the southbound stretch. | The northbound carriageway is closed at junction six and a rolling closure is in place on the southbound stretch. |
| Congestion is stretching back to junction five at Castle Bromwich and junction 10 for Wolverhampton, although the police are opening some lanes to free the trapped traffic. | |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "A man in his forties driving the van suffered chest, back and pelvic injuries together with a fractured arm. | |
| "He was immobilised with the use of a neck collar and spinal board and given pain relief." | |
| The service said he was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, and described his injuries as "serious". | |
| "The lorry driver was treated for chest pain and taken by ambulance to the City Hospital for further assessment and treatment," it said. | |
| "A man travelling as a passenger in the car received minor injuries and was taken to Sandwell Hospital for assessment." | |
| The Highways Agency said the road was, "expected to be closed for some considerable time". | The Highways Agency said the road was, "expected to be closed for some considerable time". |
| It said the recovery operation was likely "to be protracted" and could extend into the late afternoon and "potentially into the early evening". | |
| It advised fans heading to Villa Park for the Aston Villa match against Manchester United to seek an alternative route. |