M1 reopened after lorries crash near Chesterfield

Bank holiday travellers will be glad to hear the M1 in Derbyshire has been fully reopened after a collision involving two lorries caused big delays.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th May 2015, 09:25 BST
A picture of the two lorries which collided on the M1 motorway, on May 23, was captured in this dramatic picture by a Derbyshire Times reader.A picture of the two lorries which collided on the M1 motorway, on May 23, was captured in this dramatic picture by a Derbyshire Times reader.
A picture of the two lorries which collided on the M1 motorway, on May 23, was captured in this dramatic picture by a Derbyshire Times reader.

Part of the southbound carriageway needed resurfacing due to fire damage caused by the collision at 2.10am, on Saturday, May 23.

A stretch of the motorway between junctions 29a and 29 was closed in both directions while the road was cleared with the northbound carriageway reopened at about 6.50am, on Saturday.

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The southbound carriageway remained closed until about 12.40pm, Saturday, as emergency services cleared wreckage and made the area safe.

Motorists had to follow a temporary diversion which had caused delays for many during a busy bank holiday Saturday.

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