Multi-vehicle crash causes M1 tailbacks
National HighwaysMotorists have been facing delays after a multi-vehicle crash on the M1 in Leicestershire.
The motorway was closed northbound, between junction 21A at Leicester and junction 22 at Coalville, following the crash, shortly before 14:00 BST, National Highways said.
Police and the Air Ambulance Service were both called to the scene of the collision, they said.
The southbound carriage was also closed, but authorities reopened it shortly after 14:30.
The northbound carriageway was then reopened at about 16:00, but Leicestershire Police warned motorists would continue to be delayed while the tailback cleared.
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