Long tailbacks in M1 crash near Chesterfield as snow starts to fall

Queues of traffic can be seen for stretching for miles on the M1 near Chesterfield due to a crash.
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It happened this morning (Thursday, January 14) on the northbound carriageway at J29a for Markham Vale.

Highways England said that two lanes of the motorway have been shut off as emergency services arrive at the scene.

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The incident is not expected to clear until after lunchtime.

It comes as snow begins to fall in the area after the Met office sounded a ‘yellow’ level warning for snow in Derbyshire.

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