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Lorry overturns in motorway crash near Stansted | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
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 on Saturday. | |
The lorry driver, a man in his 40s, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving. | The lorry driver, a man in his 40s, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving. |
The M11 northbound reopened at about 02:00 GMT on Sunday and Highways England thanked drivers for their patience, saying "recovery was complex". | |
The lorry's diesel tank leaked fuel onto the carriageway. Nobody was injured in the collision and no other vehicle was involved. | |
Traffic heading north on the M11 was diverted from junction eight onto the A120, A10 and A505 before rejoining the M11 at junction 10. |