M6 shut after fatal crash

A motorist died this morning in a crash which has closed a section of the M6 in Staffordshire.

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The accident took place on the southbound carriageway, just before junction 11 for Cannock, during the early hours.

Police said a lorry struck a car which had broken down on the carriageway. The car driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The southbound carriageway, between junctions 12 and 11A remains closed.

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