Slow traffic after breakdown on the M1

The motorway was closed for six hoursThe motorway was closed for six hours
The motorway was closed for six hours
A lane had been closed on the M1 earlier after a vehicle broke down in the outside lane.

Reported just after 8am, it had caused tailbacks on the northbound carriageway between J40 Wakefield Road and J41 A650.

Although now open, traffic is still clearing.