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| M6 motorway closed after pile-up | M6 motorway closed after pile-up |
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| One person is in a critical condition after a crash which closed the M6 in Birmingham in both directions. | One person is in a critical condition after a crash which closed the M6 in Birmingham in both directions. |
| Seven people were taken to hospital after the collision between Spaghetti Junction and the Great Barr turning at about 0540 GMT. | |
| Two lorries crashed on the northbound carriageway before one crossed over the central reservation and overturned. It was then hit by several vehicles. | Two lorries crashed on the northbound carriageway before one crossed over the central reservation and overturned. It was then hit by several vehicles. |
| The M6 is shut between junctions 6 and 7 northbound and 8 to 6 southbound. | |
| The southbound carriageway will be shut until 1900 GMT and the northbound carriageway until mid-afternoon, the Highways Agency said. | The southbound carriageway will be shut until 1900 GMT and the northbound carriageway until mid-afternoon, the Highways Agency said. |
| Outside lanes will remain closed for longer and major delays are expected. | |
| One person was airlifted to Selly Oak Hospital by police helicopter after suffering multiple leg and arm injuries. | |
| Nigel Southam, from West Midlands Fire Service, said: "The crash has covered all the lanes of the M6." | |
| The service sent six crews to the scene and firefighters freed several people who were trapped in their vehicles. | |
| Mr Southam added that the lorries where not carrying hazardous loads. |