M6 traffic held while Lancashire Police deal with 'concern for welfare' incident between Leyland and Standish
Motorway traffic was held while police worked at the scene...
The M6 was brought to a standstill near Leyland while police dealt with a ‘concern for welfare’ incident this afternoon.
Traffic was held between the junctions for Leyland and Standish as officers worked at the scene around 1.15pm.
Lancashire Police said the incident was a ‘concern for welfare’ and was resolved safely.
All lanes have since reopened but residual congestion remains and National Highways are reporting delays of around 10 minutes between junctions 27 and 28.
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