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Motorists faced delays on the M11 in Cambridgeshire and Essex when a lorry shed its load of 300 aluminium beer barrels before the morning rush hour.

The full barrels were strewn across the southbound carriageway near Ugley between junction 9 for the A11 and junction 8 for Stansted Airport.

Five cars were later involved in a crash on the M11 at Great Chesterford causing severe delays.

The motorway was reopened by the Highways Agency at 1600 GMT.

The National Traffic Control Centre said traffic appeared to be moving again at 1620 GMT.

A Highways Agency spokesperson said: "The M11 southbound between Junction 10 and 8 is now open.

"Road users should expect some delays on the stretch of motorway approaching Junction 10 and down to Stansted Airport because of the impact of the earlier incidents. This impact will reduce over time."

Essex Police said no-one was injured in the accident involving the beer lorry which did not involve any other vehicles.

Each barrel contained 72 pints (41 litres) of beer.

In the later accident, a man from Ely, aged in his 50s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries and is in a stable condition.



