M1 live updates as broken-down lorry causes seven miles of traffic

A stretch of the M1 in Derbyshire is seeing big queues of traffic^[1] behind a broken-down vehicle. Two lanes have been closed on the M1 southbound after a lorry broke down.

The affected stretch is from J25 A52 Brian Clough Way^[2] (Nottingham / Derby) to J24 A453 Ashby Road (Nottingham South / East Midlands Airport). Traffic is queueing.

Lane one and two (of four) are closed. Up to seven miles of queues have been reported.

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References

1. ^{^} stretch of the M1 in Derbyshire is seeing big queues of traffic (www.derbytelegraph.co.uk)
2. ^{^} J25 A52 Brian Clough Way (www.derbytelegraph.co.uk)
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