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Major disruption on the M6 in the Black Country

There was major disruption on the M6 in the Black Country on Thursday afternoon due to what was described as a "carriageway defect."

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You can see the traffic near J9 in the corner of this traffic cam image taken at 12.45pm (National Highways).

The incident occurred on the northbound motorway between Junction 9 for Wednesbury and Junction 10 for Walsall.

Lanes 3 and 4 of four were closed, causing major traffic disruption.

Local roads were also impacted including Wood Green Road & Bescot Road, according to West Midlands Roads.

There were delays of up to 45 minutes, according to National Highways.