Emergency services rush to major motorway after crash as traffic held

Motorists on the M1 are facing major delays this afternoon following a crash on the motorway. Traffic is held on the M1 northbound between J20 and J21 near Lutterworth due to a collision, National Highways said. Emergency services were deployed to the area, and are “leading at scene”. At around 3.20pm on Wednesday, National Higways recorded delays in the area of 30 minutes on approach to the incident.

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