Shocking footage shows cars navigating tyres strewn across M6 carriageway after lorry breaks up

• Pictures from Russ James

Parts of the M6 near Staffordshire remained closed on Monday (27 February) evening after a lorry lost a rear axle.

Multiple lanes were closed on the southbound carriageway between junctions 13 (Dunston) and junction 12 (Gailey) to "allow for a complex recovery operation to take place," National Highways said.

The road was closed throughout the evening, with a 15-minute delay approaching the closure.

Footage shared with ITV News Central shows cars driving along the motorway between an axle with two wheels attached on the right, and part of a bumper on the left.

What will the diversion be?

After 7pm the carriageway will be fully closed with traffic diverted via the hollow circle route.

This will take traffic from junction 13 along the A449 southbound to the A5 at Gailey, before heading eastbound to rejoin the M6 at junction 12.

Recovery is expected to take two hours due to the complexity of the incident.