Motorway traffic held as crews respond to crash

Firefighters and paramedics standing on the four-lane road next to a parked ambulance, fire engine and two lorries. Cones have been used to close the road. Behind them, lorries, vans and cars are queuing.Image source, Highways England
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Traffic cameras showed emergency crews working at the scene

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All traffic on a major motorway was held as a collision created delays for morning commuters.

It happened on the southbound M1 near junction 13 for Milton Keynes South.

Highways England cameras showed fire and ambulance crews focusing on two lorries at the scene.

Vehicles were slowly released at about 06:20 BST when one of the road's four lanes was reopened.

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