A major motorway was shut by police following the death of a man. The M61 was closed along its southbound carriageway between junction 6 for Bolton and junction 5 for Westhoughton following the ...

A man has died in an incident on the M61, police have confirmed. Officers were called to reports of a concern for welfare of a man on the M61 at 4.30am today, on the southbound carriageway at ...

A man has died in an incident on the M61, police have confirmed. Officers were called to reports of a concern for welfare of a man on the M61 at 4.30am today, on the southbound carriageway at junction ...

GMP are working with other services at the scene after a man has died following a concern for welfare on the M61.

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Police have this morning shut part of a motorway due to a serious incident within the last hour. The M61 is closed between J6 Horwich Interchange (Bolton (W), Horwich (A673)) and J5 Hunger Hill ...

Cops were called to reports of a concern for the welfare of a man on the M61 at approximately 4:30am on Saturday, January 4. The man was found dead on the M61 at junction 6Credit: Alamy Emergency ...

Motorists faced delays on the motorway network in and around Bolton this morning following a number of cashes. Emergency services were called to the M61 involving four vehicles. It occurred ...

The mum of the unidentified girl known as Baby Ava, who was discovered by a dog walker in a snowy field near the M61 in Salford, is still unknown. But officers are still determined to find out who ...