M6 motorway lorry crash in Staffordshire forced carriageway closure

An overturned lorry forced the closure of the M6 motorway when it spilt diesel across the road in Staffordshire.

The crash, shortly after 22:00 BST on Friday, affected the northbound carriageway between junction 14 for the A34 Stafford North and junction 15 for the A500 to Stoke-on-Trent.

Staffordshire Police said the HGV hit nearside and central barriers before turning over and spilling the fuel.

Officers confirmed there were no injuries and National Highways (NH) said shortly after midday lanes three and four had re-opened with a reduced speed limit, but that the motorway would shut again later.