Loose dog stops traffic on M6 at Spaghetti Junction
Traffic was stopped on a motorway in the early hours of the morning due to a dog that was loose on the road, the highways service said.Vehicles were stopped in both directions on the M6 in Birmingham, between Junctions 5 and 6, National Highways: West Midlands posted on social media site X just before 05.45 BST on Wednesday. The closure was caused by a "dog that was loose on the carriageway". The service then posted 45 minutes later to say all lanes were reopened. Junction 6 is affectionately known as Spaghetti Junction as it has several roads spread across different levels.
National Highways said the animal had been "safely collected" and had left the scene by the time lanes reopened.
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