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| Motorway open after fatal crash | |
| (about 4 hours later) | |
| A motorist died in a crash which closed a section of the M6 in Staffordshire. | |
| The accident took place on the southbound carriageway, just before junction 11 for Cannock, during the early hours. | The accident took place on the southbound carriageway, just before junction 11 for Cannock, during the early hours. |
| Central Motorway Police said a lorry struck a car which had broken down on the carriageway. The car driver was pronounced dead at the scene. | Central Motorway Police said a lorry struck a car which had broken down on the carriageway. The car driver was pronounced dead at the scene. |
| The southbound carriageway, between junctions 12 and 11A, closed for several hours but has since reopened. | |
| Hour-long queues | Hour-long queues |
| A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said the car appeared to have been on fire. | A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said the car appeared to have been on fire. |
| He said: "Unfortunately, the person from the car had suffered fatal injuries and was confirmed dead at the scene. | He said: "Unfortunately, the person from the car had suffered fatal injuries and was confirmed dead at the scene. |
| "The lorry driver and his female passenger were uninjured and did not require hospital treatment." | "The lorry driver and his female passenger were uninjured and did not require hospital treatment." |
| The motorway closed from 0340 BST and reopened at midday. | |
| The Highways Agency said queues of up to one hour long built up. |