Lamp-post falls on M6 cars as lorry crashes

Drivers on the M6 motorway were shocked when a lamp-post fell on their vehicles after it was hit by a lorry.

The crash, which happened near junctions 6 and 5, forced the complete closure of the motorway near Birmingham.

Police said the lorry was carrying an abnormal load, and hit the post as it entered a roadworks-restricted area about 02:00 BST on Wednesday.

After it was struck, the lamp-post caused damage to a “number of vehicles”, but no-one was injured, West Midlands Police said.