M1 northbound reopens after multi-vehicle crash

The M1 has fully reopened following a crash involving multiple vehicles.

In a post on social media at 12:40 BST on Friday, National Highways said the northbound carriageway was closed between junction 23 for Shepshed and junction 23A.

The road reopened just before 13:00, the traffic monitoring authority said in an update.

There were delays of 45 minutes and five miles of congestion on the approach.

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