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A multiple-vehicle crash on the M1 has caused long delays on the M1 southbound this afternoon near Leicester. The accident happened near Leicester Forest East services, between junction 21a a Kirby Muxloe and junction 21 at Fosse Park, at around lunchtime.
By 1pm there was a four-mile queue on the southbound side, stretching back towards junction 22 for Coalville.
Posting on Twitter just after the collision happened a National Highways spokesperson said: “One lane of four is closed on the M1 southbound in Leicestershire between J21a and J21 due to a multi-vehicle collision.
“Recovery has been arranged and is en-route. There’s a 30 minute delay on approach with 4.5 miles of congestion.”
It is not yet known whether anyone was seriously injured in the crash.
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Leicester Mercury reports that just after the crash happened a Google traffic map was showing slow traffic in orange and red on a long stretch of the M1.
It seemed that at that time there was also a bit of traffic queuing on the southbound A50 too. This may have been due to sat navs giving drivers an alternative route so they could get to their Boxing Day lunches with family in time.
The National Highways Agency reports that all the vehicles from the incident have now been moved to the hard shoulder.
This has meant that all lanes of the M1-southbound have been able to be reopened.
There are still delays of about 25 minutes in the area.
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