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M11 closure as lorry overturns in crash near Stansted | M11 closure as lorry overturns in crash near Stansted |
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Police are warning of "significant disruption" after a lorry overturned and was left lying on its side on the M11 motorway. | Police are warning of "significant disruption" after a lorry overturned and was left lying on its side on the M11 motorway. |
The crash on the northbound carriageway, just after the junction for Stansted Airport, happened at about 11:00 GMT. | The crash on the northbound carriageway, just after the junction for Stansted Airport, happened at about 11:00 GMT. |
The lorry driver, a man in his 40s, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving. | |
Highways England warned the M11 northbound was likely to remain closed "for a number of hours". | |
The lorry's diesel tank was leaking fuel onto the carriageway. Nobody was injured in the collision and no other vehicle was involved. | |
Traffic heading north on the M11 is being diverted from junction eight. Traffic caught between the junction eight turn off and the crash scene is being funnelled through a single lane. | |
The diversion takes traffic onto the A120, A10 and A505 before rejoining the M11 at junction 10. |