M271 closed after lorry jack-knifes into central reservation (From Daily Echo)
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M271 closed after lorry jack-knifes into central reservation
8:31pm Monday 6th July 2009 in
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- By Ash Bolton » Senior Winchester Reporter
A SOUTHAMPTON motorway has been partly shut tonight after an articulated lorry jack-knifed into the central reservation.
The lorry became detached from its cab while travelling along the M271 southbound around 50ft from junction 3 of the M27.
Police have shut the road northbound following the collision at 8pm. The driver of the lorry is not thought to be seriously injured.
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