Three-hour delays after M6 lorry crash - with PICTURES
Two lorry drivers were taken to hospital following a crash on the M6 that left motorists gridlocked in three-hour tailbacks.
The drivers, two men in their 40s, were treated at the scene before being taken to hospital by paramedics after the crash shortly after 2pm on Friday.
One man had a suspected leg fracture and minor injuries to his face while the other was treated for arm and back pain.
Two lanes were closed following the crash on the northbound carriageway between junction 25 for Stoke-on-Trent and J16 for Crewe.
Highways England warned motorists of 'severe delays' from junction 14 for Stafford after the incident.
The organisation said there was delays of three hours and a 'significant amount of debris' spilt onto the carriageway.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “The most seriously injured patient, a man believed to be in his 40s, was still inside his vehicle when crews arrived.
“He was assessed, and once out of his cab, treated for a suspected leg fracture and minor injuries to his face. He was immobilised and given pain relief before being taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital by land ambulance.
“The driver of the second lorry, also a man thought to be in his 40s, was out of his vehicle. He was treated for arm and back pain, immobilised and taken to the same hospital by land ambulance.”
