Rush hour delays on the M6 in the Black Country
A stranded vehicle caused delays on the M6 in the Black Country during rush hour on Monday morning.
The incident was first reported by Transport for West Midlands after 7.30am, with a stretch of the northbound carriageway between Junction 9 and Junction 8 affected.
One lane of four was closed, but due to the volume of traffic at that time of the morning, it's caused 30 minute delays.
Traffic camera images showed queues building up at Junction 9 for Wednesbury. There was reportedly four miles of congestion.
Drivers were urged to expect "congestion" and were told to allow extra time for their journeys.
As a result there were also long delays on the M5 northbound.
The M6 eventually reopened at around 8.45am but residual tailbacks continued for a while afterwards.
