Overturned lorry engulfed by flames closes busy motorway

A lorry has turn into engulfed in flames after overturning on the M5 this afternoon.

Dramatic photographs describe the lorry ablaze within the course of the motorway – one in every of the country’s busiest.

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The vehicle caught fireplace at around 3pm intention junction four for Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, and south Birmingham.

Firefighters are silent tackling the blaze and the northbound carriageway remained closed till around 8pm. The southbound carriageway used to be additionally shut, but used to be reopened at around 7pm.

Delays are silent expected of as a lot as 2 hours for traffic heading in opposition to the Sunless Nation and M6.

Miraculously, the lorry driver used to be rescued with solely minor accidents. He has been taken to Queen Elizabeth Clinical institution in Birmingham for remedy.

A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service acknowledged: ‘We had been known as to Junction four of the M5 at three.05pm this present day to stories of a lorry which had overturned and had caught fireplace.

‘The driving force had been pulled from the vehicle. He used to be given remedy at the scene after which taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth Clinical institution in Birmingham.’

No assorted sufferers had been taken to health center.

‘We are working carefully with the emergency companies and products to abet them whereas they tackle the incident.

As the fireplace is considerable, we question that the carriageway will need a detailed inspection and imaginable resurfacing work throughout the evening,’ acknowledged Frank Bird, Highways England emergency planning officer.

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