M11 reopens after horsebox overturns near Saffron Walden
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Traffic was also stopped travelling southbound, pictured at junction 9 for Duxford
A motorway carriageway has reopened after a horsebox overturned.
National Highways said the M11 in Essex was shut northbound at about 08:30 GMT between junction eight for London Stansted Airport and junction ten at Duxford in Cambridgeshire.
Traffic on the southbound carriageway was also stopped so the horse could be transferred to another vehicle.
Vehicles caught within the closure were released via the hard shoulder.
National highways said at about 12:00 GMT that "the scene is now clear" and all lanes were open in both directions.
Essex Police said a veterinary nurse was sent to treat the horses.
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