Crash chaos as accident closes M6.TWO men were hurt in a crash which closed the M6 in Warwickshire. Emergency services were called to the southbound carriageway carriageway Noun 1. Brit the part of a road along which traffic passes in one direction: the westbound carriageway of the M4 2. , between junction one for Rugby and J19 of the M1, just after 2.10pm yesterday. A lorry had gone into the back of another truck at the Catthorpe Interchange, a notorious stretch known as the Mad Mile due to its poor safety record. The driver, who had serious leg injuries, and his passenger, who suffered chest injuries, were both taken to Coventry's University Hospital. A West Midlands Ambulance Service The West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS ambulance services in Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Warwickshire, West Midlands, and Worcestershire in the West Midlands region. spokesman said: "Both casualties were from the same heavy goods vehicle heavy goods vehicle n (BRIT) → vehículo pesado heavy goods vehicle n (Brit) → poids lourd m heavy goods vehicle . Its cab was very badly damaged." Southbound traffic was diverted via the M69 to pick up the M1 at junction 21, causing major tailbacks and delays on the M6 as far back as junction four. The Highways Agency recently unveiled multimillion pound plans to improve the Catthorpe junction after a series of fatal and serious accidents over the years. |
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