Crash closes stretch of motorway

A section of the M1 in the East Midlands was closed for several hours after a lorry crashed through the central reservation barrier.

The lorry was heading south when it went through the crash barrier into traffic heading north just before noon.

Two cars and two lorries were involved in the collision between junctions 24A and 25 near East Midlands Airport.

Three people were taken to hospital but their injuries are not thought to be serious, police said.