A crash involving two heavy goods vehicles and a car has closed a section of the M6 in Staffordshire.
National Highways said it happened at about 04:00 BST between junctions 15 and 16, heading north.
It said the police, fire service and ambulance service were all called and described the crash as a "very serious collision".
It also said it expected the section of the motorway to be closed for some time and diversions had been set up.
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