M6 near Wigan re-opens after ten hour closure due to death of woman

Traffic was being diverted from the motorway overnight after the death of a woman who 'fell from bridge' Credit: National Highways

A stretch of the M6 motorway is fully shut this morning after a woman's body was found.

At around 1:25am on Friday 16 August emergency services were called to junction 27 at Standish, Wigan, for a concern for the welfare of a woman, and reports someone had fallen from a bridge.

Police have confirmed they found a woman's body on the southbound carriageway.

The M6 southbound between junction 27 and 26 for the Orrell interchange remains closed.

Accident investigation work is ongoing on the scene, with a diversion route in place.