M6 shut as lorry carrying machinery hits bridge
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A lorry has struck a bridge over the M6 motorway near Coventry
A stretch of the M6 motorway running through the Midlands has closed after a lorry carrying machinery struck a bridge.
The HGV was transporting large plant machinery when it hit a bridge, causing the equipment to fall from the trailer and land on its side.
The northbound carriageway between junction 3 for Coventry and junction 4 for the M42 is now shut.
The crash happened at about 13:23 BST on Monday, National Highways said.
Motorists have been warned to expect 30-minute delays to their journeys and diversions have been put in place.
National Highways said bridge inspections and a complex recovery process would be required prior to reopening.
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