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M40 closed in Warwickshire after lorry crashes across reservation

A stretch of the M40 in Warwickshire has been shut for 10 hours, after a lorry crashed onto the opposite carriageway.

It crossed from the northbound to southbound side and collided with two other vehicles, National Highways said.

Officials said on Tuesday night that the motorway was shut northbound from junction 11 for Banbury and 13 for Leamington Spa. It added at about 06:40 on Wednesday that it was still closed southbound between junction 15 for Warwick and 12 for Gaydon.

Two lanes also remained shut northbound. There was “significant damage” to the central reservation barrier and emergency repairs will be needed.

All traffic caught within the closure on the southbound carriageway has been released.

Vehicles were being diverted via local routes, National Highways said.

It advised people to plan ahead and stated if the closure “impacts on your planned route, please allow extra journey time”.

The roads body added that all emergency services, including Warwickshire Police, attended the scene.


BBC News

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