Southbound M6 closed in Staffordshire after HGV crash

Three HGVs were involved in the collision between junctions 11 and 10a southbound

A southbound stretch of the M6 in Staffordshire had to be closed after a crash involving three HGVs.

The collision happened at 12:25 GMT between junctions 11, for Cannock, and 10a, the M54 junction at Essington.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said a lorry driver who was trapped for about three hours had been taken to hospital. Two other drivers were not hurt.

National Highways said the lanes southbound had reopened by about 18:15 except for one for emergency repairs.

The ambulance service said the three vehicles had suffered "significant damage" with one driver trapped.

"Ambulance staff worked closely alongside colleagues from the fire service to cut him free, a process which took about three hours," a spokesman said.

Once free, he was treated at the scene for injuries not believed to be serious, it added, before being taken to Walsall Manor Hospital.

A second man was assessed and discharged at the scene while the third patient did not wish to be assessed, it said.