A LORRY has overturned on the motorway, resulting in lane closures.
The vehicle is currently on its side at junction six of the M5 northbound, in Worcester.
It flipped over at just before 6.10am this morning.
A lane on the exit slip road has been closed and another lane on the main carriageway is shut.
Firefighters and recovery workers are currently at the scene.
A fuel recovery company has been dealing with a leak from the vehicle.
It is believed that the lorry slid partway down from the exit slip road.
Three fire engines from Worcester attended the incident, along with one from Evesham and a rescue pump from Droitwich
Traffic has slowed on the M5.
There was also a crash between a lorry and a car on the M5 northbound between junctions seven and six at around 9.30am.
Police attended but no one was injured in the crash.
UPDATE (12.30pm): All of the lanes have reopened.
UPDATE: #M5 J6 northbound #A449 #Worcester. Lane 2 (of 2) remains closed on the exit slip road. lane 1 (of 3) on the main carriageway also remains closed for the ongoing incident involving the overturned HGV. Recovery has been arranged. Please take care on the approach. pic.twitter.com/u3GuRcosMQ
— Highways England (@HighwaysWMIDS) October 19, 2018
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