Two lanes re-open on M6 following crash near Wednesbury

Two of four lanes are blocked.

Two lanes were blocked on the M6 near Wednesbury due to a crash.

West Midlands Roads warned of the incident, which occurred on the southbound stretch of the motorway between J9 Wednesbury and J8 for the M5, just before 5.45pm today (September 17).

Drivers were facing delays back through J10 for Wolverhampton and were advised to allow extra time for their journeys.

However, the road reopened fully at around 6.10pm.

Emergency services have been contacted for a comment.

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