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| Delays as beer barrels block M11 | Delays as beer barrels block M11 |
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| Motorists are facing delays on the M11 in Cambridgeshire and Essex after a lorry shed its load of 300 aluminium beer barrels just before the rush hour. | Motorists are facing delays on the M11 in Cambridgeshire and Essex after a lorry shed its load of 300 aluminium beer barrels just before the rush hour. |
| The full barrels were strewn across the southbound carriageway near Ugely between J9 for the A11 and J8 for Stansted Airport. | |
| There followed a multi-vehicle accident at Great Chesterford on the M11. | |
| The M11 is at present closed with motorists facing long delays and seven-mile tailbacks. | |
| Essex Police said no-one was injured in the accident involving the beer lorry which did not involve any other vehicles. | |
| Each barrel contains 72 pints (41 litres) of beer. | Each barrel contains 72 pints (41 litres) of beer. |
| The later accident involved a MG SX car, a blue Hyundai car, a blue Mercedes CL and a silver Peugeot 206. | |
| One man, from Ely, was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, with serious injuries. He is presently in a stable condition. | |
| At this stage police cannot say which vehicle the man was in but said the two accidents were related. |