Sheep bring M6 to a halt

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Three sheep brought the M6 to a standstill causing ten miles of tailbacks after wandering onto the carriageway.

Three sheep brought the M6 to a standstill causing ten miles of tailbacks after wandering onto the carriageway.

They managed to get onto the northbound carriageway near Junction 12 at Gailey at just before midday yesterday.

It caused traffic to grind to a halt for around 15 minutes as the Highways Agency were called to move the sheep off the route.

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