Overturned lorry shuts Worcestershire M5 motorway
The route was shut after an HGV carrying steel beams and which was being towed hit a barrier The M5 northbound was shut overnight in Worcestershire after a serious crash involving an overturned HGV. National Highways said the route had been closed between junctions six, for Worcester, and five, at Droitwich, at 23:07 GMT on Tuesday.
Emergency services and traffic officers responded, with traffic released at 01:00 after a barrier was cut. The lorry was carrying steel beams and being towed by a recovery vehicle when it crashed, National Highways said. It added on Wednesday morning that recovery and barrier repairs had now finished and the road had been gritted before being reopened.
Diversions were in place between the A4538 Pershore Lane and the A38 Roman Way, through Droitwich Spa, with several miles of congestion approaching the closure, roads bosses said. West Mercia Police tweeted the route had reopened shortly after 07:40. Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, X and Instagram.
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