M6 crash: Long delays after truck overturns near Spaghetti Junction
Motorists are facing long delays after a truck crashed on the M6, shutting the motorway sparking traffic queues.
The accident closed the M6 between Junction 6 for Spaghetti Junction and Junction 5 for Castle Bromwich for a time.
Queues stretched back through Junction 7 at Great Barr towards Junction 8 for the M5 with motorists warned of delays of around 50 minutes.
Police managed to open all lanes northbound side by around 12pm and fully reopened the sounthbound side at around 3.30pm after barrier repairs were completed.
Highways England traffic officers were also on the scene of the crash which happened at around 11.10am.
West Midlands Police spokesman Craig Hughes said no-one is believed to be seriously hurt in the crash.
Yesterday, drivers faced delays on the M6 after a crash involving a lorry and car left two lanes shut.
The HGV and car collided on the southbound carriageway between junctions 10a and 10 at the Wolverhampton and Walsall turn with delays stretching back to junction 11.
The incident happened at around 9.45am yesterday. A 50-year-old man, the driver of the car, was taken to Walsall Manor Hospital with neck and back pain after being cut free from the vehicle.
The crash came as West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson announced he would be holding a second hearing hearing into a motorway crash that led to the M6 being closed for 24 hours.
Mr Jamieson will review what has been done after he made a series of recommendations following an inquiry this year.
The original hearing on March 18 followed the 24-hour closure of the M6 after a fatal crash on February 4, which was estimated to have cost millions of pounds and left people distressed and stranded.
The hearing was not asked to look into the circumstances of the incident or to apportion blame but to examine what action could have been taken by the authorities, including police and Highways England, to mitigate the delays more effectively.
The hearing on December 20 will be to review the progress made since March. Mr Jamieson said: "Delays like we saw on February 4 following a fatal crash on the M6, cost the economy in the West Midlands millions of pounds with people and goods not able to get to where they were needed. Ultimately those delays cost money, jobs and inconvenienced people.
"They also potentially impact on safety. That is why I called a public hearing and for the first time made Highways England locally answer in public, along with the police and councils. I am now holding a follow-up hearing to ensure progress is made on the recommendations I published in March."
