Police say there are no suspicious circumstances
The body of a man was found on a bridge over the M61. . The discovery was made near Chorley and triggered a huge emergency response. It saw the motorway shut in both directions for several hours.
Police received a call at about 11.30am today to reports of a sudden death. The M61 was subsequently closed in both directions between junctions 8 and 6. On arrival, officers found the body of a man. His death is not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner. The incident caused major tailbacks throughout this afternoon but the motorway has since reopened.
A spokesperson for the Lancashire police said: "We were called at around 11.30am today to a bridge over the M61 close to Rivington, to reports of a sudden death. We attended and sadly found the body of a man. His death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed to the coroner. The motorway was closed in both directions but has since re-opened."
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