Appeal for information following crash on M6
The motorway was forced closed following the collision.
West Midlands Police are appealing for information after the M6 was forced to close following a collision with street furniture.
Emergency services were called to the M6 northbound carriageway near to junctions 6 and 5 just after 2am yesterday (Wed) when a lorry carrying an abnormal load entered a road works restricted area and collided with a lamppost causing it to fall into the opposing carriageway.
The lamppost struck a number of vehicles causing damage and both carriageways were closed while the lamppost was removed.
Officers are now appealing for information as they continue to investigate the incident and locate the vehicle involved.
No one was injured, but officers say they need people to contact them if they have any dashcam footage or witnessed the incident.
The police website states: "People with information are urged to call West Midlands Police on 101 quoting log number 0245 of 22/11/23. You can also contact us through our Live Chat function which can be found on our wesbsite. If you'd prefer to remain anonymous you can call Crimestoppers the independent charity on 0800 555 111.
"To keep up to date around real-time traffic information for England’s motorways, or other strategic roads follow nationalhighways.co.uk
"Anyone with information about illegal abnormal loads or information about any aspect of abnormal load movements please contact Opnightstare@westmidlands.police.uk"