Pictured: Shocking damage to sports car involved in M54 crash that caused 70-minute delays

There were major delays on the M54 on Friday morning following a crash and vehicle fire involving a high-performance car.

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The incident happened between Junction 3 for Tong and Junction 2.

The Central Motorways Policing Group was on the scene before 8am.

National Highways said: "There is reduced capacity on the M54 between J3 (Wolverhampton) and J2 (M6) due to a collision and vehicle fire.

There were initially 2-3 mile tailbacks and delays of at least 70 minutes on approach. The motorway was reopened by 9am and no-one was reported injured.

Emergency services on the scene (Courtesy: Craig Jackson) and a traffic cam image of the queues (Courtesy: National Highways). placeholder image
Emergency services on the scene (Courtesy: Craig Jackson) and a traffic cam image of the queues (Courtesy: National Highways).

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "At 07:17 on Friday, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting that a Road Traffic Collision had taken place.

"Two fire appliances were mobilised from Albrighton and Telford."

Lane 2 reopened just after 8am, but traffic was still heavy and drivers were urged to be cautious.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of an RTC between junctions 3 and 2 of the M54 near Brewood just before 7.10am.

"An ambulance was sent to the scene where, on arrival, crews found one car had come off the road and crashed.

"The driver, a man, was already out of the vehicle and was treated by medics for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton for further treatment."

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