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M1 closed after major lorry crash between Bedford and Flitwick M1 closed between Bedford and Flitwick by lorry crash
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The M1 has been closed in both directions after a lorry driver was seriously injured in a crash between Bedford and Flitwick. The M1 motorway was closed in both directions due to a crash between Bedford and Flitwick in which a lorry driver was seriously injured.
The lorry jack-knifed, crashing through the central barrier on to the northbound section, where it hit a pylon or a gantry.The lorry jack-knifed, crashing through the central barrier on to the northbound section, where it hit a pylon or a gantry.
The injured lorry driver has been freed from the wreckage and airlifted to hospital. The lorry driver was freed from the wreckage and airlifted to hospital.
The crash has closed the M1 between junctions 12 and 13. Police shut the road between junctions 12 and 13, but all lanes have subsequently reopened.
Andy Shilliday, from the Highways Agency, said the road is likely to remain closed until about 19:00 GMT.