Police incident closes M6 - traffic halted as 'incident' dealt with

Traffic was temporarily held on the northbound M6 near Birmingham in the early hours of Tuesday following a police-led incident.

The closure affected the stretch between Junction 4 at Coleshill and Junction 4A at Water Orton at around 1.30am, with officers from West Midlands Police leading the response.

National Highways confirmed that traffic was stopped while the incident was dealt with. The carriageway was later reopened and all restrictions were lifted.

By the time traffic was released, there were no delays or congestion reported in the area, and motorists were able to continue their journeys as normal.

No further details about the incident have been released.