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Weekend Crashes Keep Key UK Motorways Closed During Recovery Efforts

Recovery and resurfacing work is extending closures on the M6, M5 and M62 as emergency crews clear diesel spills and manage diversions.

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Overview

  • The M6 northbound between Junctions 14 and 15 remains shut after a lorry overturned late Friday, spilling diesel and damaging the central reservation barrier, with recovery and resurfacing operations still under way.
  • Southbound traffic on the M5 between Junctions 28 and 29 near Exeter Airport is blocked following a serious Sunday‐morning collision that drew in Devon & Cornwall Police, National Highways Traffic Officers and an air ambulance.
  • A collision on Sunday afternoon has closed the M6 northbound between Junctions 1 (Rugby) and 2 (Coventry), with emergency services treating at least one person seriously injured and motorists rerouted via the A426 and M69.
  • A two‐vehicle crash on the M62 westbound between Junctions 19 (Heywood) and 18 (Simister) has brought traffic to a standstill for two miles, causing delays of around 45 minutes on the approach.
  • National Highways and regional police advise drivers to follow hollow triangle and solid circle diversion symbols and plan journeys in advance as peak summer volumes strain the motorway network.