A slip road has been closed after a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) overturned at a roundabout.
According to the traffic monitoring site Inrix, the M1 southbound exit slip road was shut due to the vehicle flipping on to its side at junction 11a of the A5 Dunstable Northern Bypass in Bedfordshire.
Traffic camera pictures showed the vehicle lying in the road with a number of emergency service vehicles, including a fire engine and police cars, at the scene.
National Highways said extensive recovery and clean-up was required following a large diesel spillage, and the road was expected to be closed for “some time”.
It advised drivers to continue to junction 11 to access Dunstable.
Motorists needing to join the M1 southbound from A5 were advised to join the M1 north and turn off at junction 12.
