laurahammond published M1 reopens after eight-hour closure

The M1 has reopened in both directions following an incident near Trowell services this morning.The motorway was closed after a 44-year-old man died in a collision with a lorry on the southbound carriageway of the M1 between junctions 26 and 25 at around 11.30am.The northbound carriageway reopened at around 4.30pm this afternoon but the motorway remained closed southbound.A spokeswoman for Highways England told the Post that the southbound carriageway was reopened at around 7.50pm this...