Miles of M6 traffic after lamppost crash near Wednesbury
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Lanes on carriageways in both directions had to close due to the damaged lamp post
Traffic was left queuing for miles on the M6 in the West Midlands after a vehicle crashed into a lamppost leaving it unstable.
Lanes on the northbound and southbound carriages of the motorway were shut near junction nine for Wednesbury, one of the busiest sections of the road.
Highways England said a lamppost and the central reservation barrier were damaged in a crash at about 07:00 GMT.
No-one is reported to have been injured in the crash.
Earlier there were reports of up to two-and-a-half miles of congestion leading up to the junction, which is also for Walsall FC's Bescot Stadium, where kick-off against Rochdale was at 15:00 GMT.
Highways England said repairs were completed and all carriageways were re-opened from about 13:40 GMT.
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