The M40 was gridlocked for two hours after a crash involving a hamburger van.

The motorway was brought to a standstill between junction six at Lewknor and junction seven at Milton Common, after a collision between a seven-and-a-half ton lorry and a snack van, which was being towed by another vehicle.

The crash, which happened at about 3.30pm yesterday, caused the burger van to disintegrate, spreading debris across three lanes of the northbound carriageway and causing massive traffic disruption.

Paramedics were called out to treat casualties with minor injuries at the scene.