Delays of one hour and 30 minutes, two lanes closed and queueing traffic for five miles due to earlier accident on M6 Northbound between J14 A5103 Eccleshall Road / A34 (Stafford North) and J15 A500 (Stoke-On-Trent).
Following lorry fire in the early hours, resurfacing work is required & could be ongoing until 4pm.
Man charged with causing death by dangerous driving
A 63-year-old man from Sunderland has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a little girl was killed in a crash on the M6 in November.
4-year-old Priyanka Bhogal, from Coventry, died in hospital from serious injuries when the car in which she was travelling was involved in the collision.
Seven others were also injured in the multi-vehicle collision.
The man has been released on police bail and will appear before Solihull Magistrates' Court next week.