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Lorry cab cut in half after catching fire in horror crash on M6 motorway

Dramatic photographs show the aftermath of a horror motorway crash which has left a lorry split in half. See SWNS story SWLNcrash; Emergency services were called to the M6 in Staffordshire following the smash involving a lorry which overturned and caught fire earlier today (Sun). Traffic was stopped in both directions between Junction 12 for Cannock and Junction 13 for Stafford as police and ambulance crews rushed to the scene. /p pShocking images show how the HGV was completely split in two by the impact of the collision which also left its engine strewn across the carriageway.

A lorry cab was split in half in a crash on the M6 motorway near Stafford, Staffordshire. (SWNS) This is the shocking aftermath of a motorway crash that left a lorry cab cut in half after it caught fire. Photos from the scene of the crash on the M6 show how the cab was sliced apart.

The incident happened on a stretch of the motorway near Stafford, Staffordshire, on Sunday morning. National Highways reported the crash shortly after 11.45am. Miraculously, the driver of the lorry was able to exit the vehicle after the crash and was treated at the scene for injuries not believed to be serious.

He was later taken to hospital.

Dramatic photographs show the aftermath of a horror motorway crash which has left a lorry split in half. See SWNS story SWLNcrash; Emergency services were called to the M6 in Staffordshire following the smash involving a lorry which overturned and caught fire earlier today (Sun). Traffic was stopped in both directions between Junction 12 for Cannock and Junction 13 for Stafford as police and ambulance crews rushed to the scene. /p pShocking images show how the HGV was completely split in two by the impact of the collision which also left its engine strewn across the carriageway. Dramatic photographs show the aftermath of a horror motorway crash which has left a lorry split in half. See SWNS story SWLNcrash; Emergency services were called to the M6 in Staffordshire following the smash involving a lorry which overturned and caught fire earlier today (Sun). Traffic was stopped in both directions between Junction 12 for Cannock and Junction 13 for Stafford as police and ambulance crews rushed to the scene. /p pShocking images show how the HGV was completely split in two by the impact of the collision which also left its engine strewn across the carriageway.

A section of the M6 was closed after the lorry crash on Sunday. (SWNS)

Dramatic photographs show the aftermath of a horror motorway crash which has left a lorry split in half. See SWNS story SWLNcrash; Emergency services were called to the M6 in Staffordshire following the smash involving a lorry which overturned and caught fire earlier today (Sun). Traffic was stopped in both directions between Junction 12 for Cannock and Junction 13 for Stafford as police and ambulance crews rushed to the scene. /p pShocking images show how the HGV was completely split in two by the impact of the collision which also left its engine strewn across the carriageway. Dramatic photographs show the aftermath of a horror motorway crash which has left a lorry split in half. See SWNS story SWLNcrash; Emergency services were called to the M6 in Staffordshire following the smash involving a lorry which overturned and caught fire earlier today (Sun). Traffic was stopped in both directions between Junction 12 for Cannock and Junction 13 for Stafford as police and ambulance crews rushed to the scene. /p pShocking images show how the HGV was completely split in two by the impact of the collision which also left its engine strewn across the carriageway.

Emergency services staff at the scene of the crash on the M6 in Staffordshire. (SWNS)

It is understood the lorry overturned and caught fire.

Traffic was halted in both directions between junction 12 for Cannock and junction 13 for Stafford as the emergency services attended the scene.

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