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Long delays as M6 closed after woman found dead
- On Friday , Greater Manchester Police responded to an incident that closed the M6 motorway near Haydock both ways, where a woman was pronounced dead and formal identification is pending.
- Police were called at about 07:42 GMT after reports of a concern for the welfare of a woman, prompting a dedicated police response to the 'police incident'.
- Shortly after 08:00 GMT both carriageways were closed, producing miles of tailbacks, and all traffic was stopped at around 8.15am as officers attended the scene.
- Authorities warned there is no reopening estimate and National Highways expects the M6 to remain closed all day, with northbound delays of 60 minutes and five miles, and southbound delays of 30 minutes and four miles.
- Diversions are in place with National Highways Traffic Officers managing the scene, and drivers caught in the closure are being turned around and routed onto signed diversion routes.
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