M1 traffic: Motorway closed in both directions near Barnsley

The M1 has been closed in both directions due to an incident being dealt with by South Yorkshire Police.

National Highways Yorkshire tweeted to say the motorway has been closed in both directions between junction 37 for Barnsley and junction 36 for Hoyldon.

A tweet from the agency said: "The #M1 in #Yorkshire is closed in both directions between J37 #Barnsley and J36 for #Hoyldon due to an incident being led by @SYPOperations. Please allow extra time for your journey as delays are building. Keep following the feed for further updates and diversion routes details."

The road reopened again shortly before 7am. There were delays of around 30 minutes at that time.

The Yorkshire Post has contacted South Yorkshire Police for more details.

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