A multi-vehicle crash on the M6 southbound led to severe disruption on Monday morning, with queues stretching up to seven miles and delays of around one hour. The incident occurred between junction 9 (Wednesbury) and junction 8 (M5) at approximately 7:45am.
National Highways reported that lanes 3 and 4 of 4 were closed for recovery and clear-up work. Emergency services, including West Midlands Fire Service and West Midlands Ambulance Service, attended the scene. A woman, the driver of a car involved in a collision with a lorry, was treated for minor injuries and taken to Sandwell Hospital.
Traffic was initially stopped in all lanes before two lanes reopened to release queuing vehicles. By 10:26am, all lanes were open, but residual delays of up to 35 minutes remained due to six miles of congestion. Normal traffic conditions were expected between 10:15 and 10:30am.
