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Motorists travelling southbound near junction 29 have been stopped

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M1 in Derbyshire was closed in both directions due to fallen power lines An area of grass bank by the motorway was on fire Part of the M1 in Derbyshire was closed in both directions earlier this afternoon. Officers were called at 12.15pm by a passer-by, who reported a cable had come down from a pylon and that an area of grass on the bank by the road was on fire. Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit, traffic officers from Highways England, and crews from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service were all at the scene. Derbyshire police tweeted about the incident just before 1pm this afternoon to say: "We h...

Traffic held on M1 in Derbyshire due to bed and mattress on road Traffic officers were at the scene Traffic has been stopped on the M1 in Derbyshire due to the incident (Image: Highways England) Traffic was stopped on the M1 in Derbyshire earlier this morning due to a bed and mattress in the carriageway. Traffic officers were at the scene, with Highways East Midlands taking to Twitter to inform motorists of the incident. Highways East Midlands tweeted just before 8.40am to say: "The #M1 northbound #J29 ( #A617#Chesterfield ) to #J29A / Markham Vale Services ( #A6192#Bolsover ) traffic has be...