IN VIDEO and PICTURES: A5 shut for over 10 hours in Cannock after chemical tanker overturns

A chemical tanker overturned in Cannock today, forcing the closure of a stretch of the A5 near the M6 Toll and triggering major delays for most of today.

Emergency services were called to the scene at around 11am. Paramedics said the driver was out of the vehicle and appeared to be uninjured.

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Motorists were being urged to avoid the area, with the A5 expected to remain closed in both directions at the A34 junction until 9.45pm.

The tanker was removed by crane at 6.30pm and the road was expected to have opened then, however emergency works needed to be carried to the safety barrier meaning the road will remain closed into the night.

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