M6 closed in Staffordshire after 'sudden death' of man near motorway junction
The M6 has been closed this after a man died near a junction of the motorway this afternoon.
Police were called to reports of a sudden death on Hanchurch Lane, Stoke, at Junction 15 of the M6 at around 4pm.
The death led to the closure of the motorway in both directions between Junctions 14 for Stafford and 15 for Stoke.
The southbound carriageway was reopened by 4.30pm, but Staffordshire Police and National Highways have confirmed the northbound carriageway remains shut.
A spokeswoman for Staffordshire Police said: "Officers were called at 4pm to reports of the sudden death of man on the northbound side of Hanchurch Lane at Junction 15 of the M6.
"Police officers are at the scene and the northbound side will remain closed for some time. A diversion in in place."
A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service added: "One ambulance and a paramedic officer attended the scene. On arrival we discovered one male patient, who sadly, it quickly became apparent nothing could be done to save and was confirmed dead at the scene."
By 6.15pm National Highways was warning of delays of more than an hour, with reports of queues stretching back several miles along the motorway, before it was announced the northbound carriageway reopened at around 7.30pm.
