Police statement after horror crash involving lorry on M6
Staffordshire Police has released a statement after a dramatic lorry crash on the M6 saw the vehicle catch fire and split in half. The crash happened at 11.30am yesterday, April 16, between Junction 12, Cannock, and Junction 13, Stafford, on the northbound carriageway. The lorry driver was taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be serious.[1]
The M6 was closed for 15 hours before it reopened at 3.29am today, March 17. A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police said: “We were called to the M6 northbound between junctions 12 and 13 at 11.30am on Sunday (16 April) following reports of a lorry fire.
“On arrival, fire crews found a lorry overturned and on fire. Both northbound and southbound routes were closed at 11.55am.
“Crews from Cannock, Chase Terrace, Cheadle and Stafford attended as did air ambulance, Highways and our colleagues from Staffordshire Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service. Crews used two breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets to extinguish the fire.
“The driver of the lorry, a man in his 40s, was taken to hospital for precautionary checks. The southbound route was reopened just after 12.20pm.
“The northbound route was reopened later in the day. Crews left the scene just before 1.40pm.”
References
- ^ with injuries not believed to be serious. (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
- ^ M6 trucker’s miracle escape after horror smash sees lorry split in half (www.birminghammail.co.uk)