The M1 connects London to Leeds, and is one of the UK’s main trunk roads (Picture: In Pictures via Getty Images)
The M1 motorway has been closed in both directions while police respondto an incident.
Drivers do not have access to the road between junctions 21A and 22 at Leicester.
Traffic has been building on both carriageways since the closure at around 3.50am today.
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