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New Motorway Disruption Hits M20, M62 and M67 as Investigations Continue After Recent Fatal Crashes

Authorities cite ongoing repairs, witness appeals, short‑term restrictions after a multi‑day series of crashes.

Overview

  • - National Highways says a lorry struck a bridge support and the central reservation on the M20 between junctions 8 and 9, leaving lane 3 closed in both directions for repairs with no injuries reported and normal conditions expected later this evening.
  • - Humberside Police closed both the M62 westbound exit and eastbound entry slip roads at junction 35 after a collision involving a lorry and a mobile home, with one person assessed by ambulance crews and not taken to hospital.
  • - The M67 westbound closed between junction 2 and the M60 at Denton after an HGV fire on the Denton Island roundabout, with police, fire crews and National Highways managing diversions and heavy congestion around the M60.
  • - West Midlands Police confirmed a motorcyclist died in an Oct. 6 collision with a lorry on the M6 near J10; the southbound carriageway was shut for hours and fully reopened at about 10:40pm as collision investigators continue inquiries.
  • - Staffordshire Police appealed for information after a man in his 60s died in a three‑vehicle crash in Shenstone on Oct. 3, with separate local collisions seeing minor injuries in Leek and infrastructure repairs after an A500 barrier strike.