M6 to stay shut overnight after two-lorry crash leaves trucker in Royal Stoke
Drivers are being warned that the M6 in Staffordshire[1] will remain closed overnight after a crash between two lorries left oil over the road. Emergency services were called to the southbound side between junctions 14 and 13 near Stafford following the collision[2] this morning (March 12). A trucker was cut free from the lorry before being rushed to the Royal Stoke University Hospital with ‘serious injuries’.
The carriageway was then shut at around 9.45am after the crash resulted in a significant diesel spillage Police investigations at the scene are ongoing this evening and a hydroblaster is also treating the carriageway. Emergency resurfacing is also needed before the M6 can be reopened which is expected to be at some point tomorrow (March 13).
READ:M6 trucker in Royal Stoke with ‘serious injuries’ after being freed from wreck Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the southbound carriageway near Stafford[3] READ: Firefighters ordered to stay out of derelict Hanley nightclub as blaze still not out Crews are expected to remain at the former Yates’ bar into the night[4] A Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “We freed a man who was trapped in a vehicle following a serious collision on the M6 near Stafford today.
Just before 9.15am, we went to the southbound carriageway between junctions 14 and 13, after reports that two heavy goods vehicles had collided. “Crews used specialist equipment to free the driver from one of the vehicles. He was taken to hospital by paramedics from West Midlands Ambulance Service.
After making sure everyone was safe, we left the scene in the care of colleagues from the Central Motorway Police Group and National Highways.” West Midlands Ambulance Service[5] say one trucker had to be freed by firefighters. A spokeswoman said: “Two ambulances, a paramedic officer and a critical care car from Midland Air Ambulance attended the scene.
Upon arrival we found a man who was the driver of one of the lorries. He was extricated from the vehicle by the fire service. “Once extricated, he was assessed by ambulance staff and had sustained potentially serious injuries.
He received treatment at the scene and was conveyed to Royal Stoke University Hospital for further treatment. The second driver did not require assessment.”
Diversions
Traffic is advised exit the M6 southbound at junction 14 and take the exit to the A34 eastbound, then continue on the A34 until the roundabout with the A513, turn right and continue on the A34 southbound into Stafford then continue on the A34 around the town of Stafford until the Queensway island with the A449. Here a second diversion will be picked up due to a local authority closure of the A449.
This diversion will continue on the A34 south until the junction with Silkmore Lane, then join Silkmore Lane southbound and continue onward to join the A449 Wolverhampton Road to continue onward and re-join the M6 at junction 13.
Drivers can also consider leaving the M6 at junction 15 and taking alternative routes from there.
Follow our live blog here for further updates[6]
Sign up to our main daily newsletter here and get all the latest news straight to your inbox for FREE[7]
References
- ^ M6 in Staffordshire (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
- ^ following the collision (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
- ^ M6 trucker in Royal Stoke with ‘serious injuries’ after being freed from wreck (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
- ^ Firefighters ordered to stay out of derelict Hanley nightclub as blaze still not out (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
- ^ West Midlands Ambulance Service (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
- ^ Follow our live blog here for further updates (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
- ^ Sign up to our main daily newsletter here and get all the latest news straight to your inbox for FREE (data.reachplc.com)