Arrest after car crash causes M6 closure

A man has been arrested after a crash on the M6 involving a suspected stolen car.

Police said they spotted the blue Audi S3 heading northbound between junctions 12 and 13, which was then involved in a crash with a lorry near Stafford services.

Two men fled on foot, as firearms officers, a dog unit and the National Police Air Service were sent to the scene.

Parts of the motorway between junctions 14 and 15 were closed for several hours on Thursday morning, and there there were also lane closures between junctions 13 and 14. The motorway has since reopened.

Staffordshire Police said they were called at 04:50 BST by West Midlands Police colleagues after the Audi was reportedly stolen in West Bromwich by two men with a machete.

The owner of the car was unhurt in the robbery, according to police.

Following the motorway crash, the driver of the lorry was taken to hospital by ambulance.

The man who was arrested was checked over by paramedics before being detained by West Midlands Police.

Police left the scene at about 09:00.

Earlier, National Highways said specialist contractors were called to treat a large fuel spillage and inspect a barrier that was damaged during the crash.

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