Major road reopens after earlier incident

Police have thanked the public after dealing with an incident on a mayor road.

Earlier today, August 30, the M61 was closed in both directions between junctions 6 - 8.

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Lancashire Road Police

Closures were necessary as officers from Lancashire Police dealt with a concern for welfare.

It reopened that afternoon.

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