Motorway closed after lorry overturns in crash
Part of a motorway has been closed after reports a lorry overturned in a collision.
National Highways said the M40 was closed at about 08:15 BST heading southbound between junction six for Watlington, Oxfordshire, and junction five for Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire.
It added that a "substantial fuel spillage" was also reported and Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue were on the scene.
The traffic information service INRIX reported the collision involved an overturned lorry.
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