ROADS: M6 shut as lorry overturns spilling oil

M6: A lorry overturned causing oil to spill across the carriageway Credit: @HighwaysWMIDS

Major delays are reported on the M6 this afternoon after a lorry overturned causing oil to spill across the Northbound carriageway.

The carriageway is blocked in both directions following the incident, which happened between Junction 5 for Castle Bromwich and Junction 6 for the A38.

The spillage is affecting traffic back to Junction 4a for the M42 and Junction 7 for Great Barr.