Six-mile tailbacks from Junction 10 for Wolverhampton and Walsall to Junction 6 at Spaghetti Junction
There are big delays on the M6 motorway southbound following a ‘police-led incident’ between Junction 7 for Great Barr and Junction 6, Spaghetti Junction for Birmingham city centre and Erdington (Image: National Highways )
Drivers faced long delays on the M6 near Birmingham after a police-led incident.
It happened at around 9am today, Thursday, December 18, on the southbound carriageway between Junction 7, for Great Barr, and Junction 6 (Spaghetti Junction) for the A38(M) to Birmingham city centre and for Sutton Coldfield and Erdington.
West Midlands Roads reported queuing traffic in both directions following the incident.
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The southbound carriageway was blocked, leading to six-mile queues back to Junction 10 for Walsall and Wolverhampton.
The northbound carriageway was reopened but one lane of the southbound carriageway remained shut.
National Highways said: “Lane 4 (of 4) is closed on the M6 southbound between J7 and J6 due for recovery of a car following a police led incident. Police are on scene.”
Delays are now said to be at 40 minutes with heavy traffic seen on motorway cameras.
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An update from traffic information service Inrix said: “Severe delays and one lane closed due to police incident on M6 Southbound.
“[The incident is] from J7 A34 Birmingham Road (Great Barr) to J6 A38 Tyburn Road (Spaghetti Junction).
“Congestion to J10 (Wolverhampton/ Walsall). Lane four (of four) remains closed after being blocked for around 40 minutes.”
Both West Midlands Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service have been approached for a comment.