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Couple injured as crash shuts M6 Couple injured as crash shuts M6
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An elderly couple have been taken to hospital after a crash that closed the M6 motorway northbound, causing long delays. An elderly couple have been taken to hospital after a crash that closed the northbound carriageway of the M6.
It happened between junctions 4 (Coleshill) and 4a (Castle Bromwich) on the border of the West Midlands and Warwickshire at about 0615 BST.It happened between junctions 4 (Coleshill) and 4a (Castle Bromwich) on the border of the West Midlands and Warwickshire at about 0615 BST.
The couple were in a Renault Megane which overturned after colliding with a Mercedes and a heavy goods vehicle.The couple were in a Renault Megane which overturned after colliding with a Mercedes and a heavy goods vehicle.
The woman suffered head and arm injuries and was trapped in the car. The woman had head and arm injuries and was trapped. There were long delays, but the M6 fully reopened at 1120 BST.
The man was able to get out of the car by himself and suffered less serious injuries.The man was able to get out of the car by himself and suffered less serious injuries.
A man in the Mercedes car was left shocked but uninjured.A man in the Mercedes car was left shocked but uninjured.
The Highways Agency said the M6 northbound entry slip at junction 4 and M42 northbound exit slip at junction 7 had been shut.