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Motorway shut after serious multi-vehicle crash

Lewis Adams
BBC News, Buckinghamshire
Geograph Vehicles in two lanes on the M40 travel under a large blue sign that directs them either to Heathrow and Watford or Birmingham, Oxford and Beaconsfield. The picture has been taken on a stormy day.Geograph
Police, fire and ambulance crews all attended the collision on the M40

A major motorway has been shut in one direction after a serious collision involving multiple vehicles.

National Highways said the M40 northbound in Buckinghamshire was closed at about 01:30 BST.

The closure has been in place between the Denham interchange, which connects motorists with the M25, and Beaconsfield.

"This is due to a serious collision on approach to junction two involving several vehicles," a National Highways spokesperson said.

Police, fire and ambulance services all attended the scene and a diversion was put in place.

The Denham interchange at junction 1a is used by motorists wanting to access London Heathrow Airport.

Joining with the M25, it also provides onward journeys to the M1, M4 and M11.

National Highways advised motorists to factor delays into their journey times.

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