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Crash on M6 causes delays of more than half-an-hour

A crash on the M6 caused five miles of traffic and delays of more than half-an-hour.

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Two lanes were closed on the northbound carriageway between junction six, for Birmingham, and junction seven, for Great Barr.

The incident has now cleared.

National Highways: West Midlands posted on Twitter this afternoon to warn drivers about delays of 35 minutes.

The tweet said: "Lanes 3 and 4 (of 4) are closed on the #M6 northbound between J6 #Birmingham and J7 #GreatBarr due to a road traffic collision.

"There are currently delays of 35 minutes above normal journey times and 5 miles of congestion on the approach to the incident."