Man taken to hospital with 'potentially serious injuries' following M6 collision

By Sarah Garner 20th Apr 2024

Traffic was stopped in both directions on the M6 between junctions 16 and 15 (Nub News).
Traffic was stopped in both directions on the M6 between junctions 16 and 15 (Nub News).

A man has been taken to hospital with 'potentially serious injuries' following a collision on the M6 in Stoke-on-Trent yesterday.

Traffic was stopped between J15 and J16 yesterday afternoon and there were around four miles of congestion.

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of a patient who had fallen from their motorbike on the southbound carriage of the M6, between junctions 16 and 15, at 2.43pm.

"Two ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham attended the scene.

"On arrival we discovered one patient, a man, who was treated for potentially serious injuries before being taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital by land ambulance."

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