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M6 reopens after lorry hits central reservation

National Highways An image of the crash scene taken from a National Highways traffic camera, showing a damaged central reservation and a lorry that is sideways on the road. Traffic is moving normally on the left-hand side of the reservation but has stopped on the right.National Highways
A section of the M6 northbound in Wolverhampton closed following a lorry crash on Saturday morning

A section of the M6 in the West Midlands was closed for several hours after a lorry crashed into the central reservation.

The northbound carriageway was shut between Junction 10 for Wolverhampton and Junction 11 for Cannock, shortly after 07:45 GMT, with one lane southbound also closed.

National Highways said all lanes had now reopened following repairs to the barrier.

There were delays of up to 90 minutes on the northbound carriageway between Junctions 8 and 10 immediately after it reopened, but National Highways said those were quickly clearing.

It earlier said a lamppost had been torn down in the crash and there was a substantial oil spill, which crews were dispatched to clean up.

West Midlands Fire Service, alongside police and paramedics were also in attendance.

Traffic monitoring group West Midlands Roads said on X it appeared the lorry had jack-knifed.

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