M1 traffic delays after accident

DRIVERS are being advised of heavy traffic on the M1 after it was closed following an accident.

DRIVERS are being advised of heavy traffic on the M1 after it was closed after an accident.

The motorway was closed in both directions at junction 34 at Tinsley Viaduct following the incident which happened at around 11.45am today but the southbound carriageway has since re-opened.

Drivers stuck on the northbound carriageway — which is still closed — have been helped off the motorway by officers from the Highways Agency.

A diversion is in place using the A631 Tinsley lower deck for traffic travelling in both directions.

Drivers are also being advised to use the M18 and A1 (M) and A1 to avoid this stretch of the M1.

The accident is believed to have involved one vehicle and a pedestrian.

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