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| Driver arrested after M6 pile-up | Driver arrested after M6 pile-up |
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| A Dutch lorry driver is being held on suspicion of dangerous driving after a pile-up on the M6 in Birmingham left another HGV driver critically ill. | A Dutch lorry driver is being held on suspicion of dangerous driving after a pile-up on the M6 in Birmingham left another HGV driver critically ill. |
| The man, from Preston, Lancashire, and six others were hurt in the crash, which happened at 0540 GMT between Spaghetti Junction and Great Barr. | The man, from Preston, Lancashire, and six others were hurt in the crash, which happened at 0540 GMT between Spaghetti Junction and Great Barr. |
| The motorway was shut for several hours but has since reopened northbound. | The motorway was shut for several hours but has since reopened northbound. |
| Their HGVs collided on the northbound carriageway before one crossed over the central reservation and overturned. | Their HGVs collided on the northbound carriageway before one crossed over the central reservation and overturned. |
| It was then hit by several vehicles. | It was then hit by several vehicles. |
| Trapped motorists | Trapped motorists |
| The motorway remains shut between junctions 8 and 6 southbound and is expected to be closed until the early hours of Saturday, the Highways Agency said. | |
| The outside lane is expected to remain closed for longer because the central reservation needs to be repaired. Motorists have been advised to avoid the area if possible. | The outside lane is expected to remain closed for longer because the central reservation needs to be repaired. Motorists have been advised to avoid the area if possible. |
| The injured lorry driver, a man in his 40s, was airlifted to Selly Oak Hospital by police helicopter after suffering multiple injuries to his leg, hand and pelvis. | The injured lorry driver, a man in his 40s, was airlifted to Selly Oak Hospital by police helicopter after suffering multiple injuries to his leg, hand and pelvis. |
| Five men and a woman suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment. | Five men and a woman suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment. |
| The crash caused major congestion on the M6, M5 and M42 and the Highways Agency said long delays throughout Friday were likely. | The crash caused major congestion on the M6, M5 and M42 and the Highways Agency said long delays throughout Friday were likely. |
| Birmingham City Council said all major A roads near the crash scene had been congested. | Birmingham City Council said all major A roads near the crash scene had been congested. |
| Accident investigators and vehicle recovery teams were called to the scene of the crash, while 100m of all four lanes of the southbound carriageway were being resurfaced. | Accident investigators and vehicle recovery teams were called to the scene of the crash, while 100m of all four lanes of the southbound carriageway were being resurfaced. |
| West Midlands Fire Service sent six crews to the scene and firefighters freed several people who were trapped in their vehicles. | West Midlands Fire Service sent six crews to the scene and firefighters freed several people who were trapped in their vehicles. |
| It said the lorries were not carrying hazardous loads. | It said the lorries were not carrying hazardous loads. |
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| Six lanes of carriageway were closed | Six lanes of carriageway were closed |