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Traffic accident delays on motorways are to be slashed thanks to new laser technology, the government has confirmed.

Ministers have agreed to spend £3 million on devices that will be issued to police around the country.

The lasers will allow police officers to take measurements at the scene of a car or motorcycle accident in a fraction of the time it takes to use a tape measure.

Motorway delays are estimated to cost the UK economy around £1 billion a year, ministers said.

Roads minister Mike Penning described this as an "unacceptable brake" on the UK's economic recovery.

"There is nothing more frustrating than being stuck in a traffic jam for hours on end," he said.

"But even worse than that is the shocking £1 billion cost of those lost hours for our economy."

It comes after the government launched a range of new measures to cut road traffic accidents, including on-the-spot fines for careless driving.

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