A LORRY carrying parcels overturned on the M40 near Bicester, closing one lane on the southbound carriageway.

Slow traffic was reported on the road, between junction 8 and junction 9, as recovery work takes place to remove the vehicle.

Recovery has now been completed and the road has been cleared. 

Traffic reports said the lorry was “fully laden with a reported twenty tonnes of parcels.”

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