Lanes reopened on M6 after drivers report 40-minute delays

All lanes have been reopened on the northbound carriageway between junction 10 for Walsall and junction 10A, where the motorway meets the M54, after an earlier accident.

The incident caused heavy congestion, with queues stretching back towards Junction 8 for the M5.

Drivers heading north through the Black Country are being advised to allow extra time for their journeys and consider alternative routes where possible while congestion eases.

Traffic information reported delays of approximately 40 minutes through the affected stretch.