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Lorry and car collide on M54 westbound between Junctions 4 and 5

By Shropshire Live14 April 2016
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The M54 has reopened after being closed westbound between junctions 4 and 5 for a time after a lorry jackknifed following a collision involving a car.

Lorry and car collide on M54 westbound between Junctions 4 and 5

Emergency services were called to the scene between the Castle Farm Interchange and Telford town centre following the collision just after 4pm.

Five fire appliances including the Rescue Tender were mobilised from Telford Central and Wellington. An Operations officer was also in attendance.

One casualty suffered minor injuries and was being treated by West Midlands Ambulance Service.

RTC #m54 no persons trapped. @SFRS_TelfordCtl making vehicles safe. Work taking place to clear the motorway pic.twitter.com/bO1kdv3Na8 https://twitter.com/SFRSWellington/status/720642487157682177

Jackknifed lorry on #M54 westbound has blocked motorway between J4 #Shifnal & J5 #Telford https://twitter.com/thetomstokes/status/720635022756212736

Queues on #M54 westbound are almost back to J3 #Albrighton after accident involving jackknifed lorry between J4 #Shifnal & J5 #Telford https://twitter.com/thetomstokes/status/720640332220776448

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