M1 closed near Leeds after person seen on bridge

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The M1 northbound is currently closed due to concerns for a person seen on a motorway bridge.

Police have shut the carriageway between junctions 44 for Rothwell and 45 for Temple Newsam and halted traffic.

Traffic is being directed off the motorway by the Highways Agency and there is a diversion in place via the A639.

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