Hundreds of people were stuck on the M1 after a suspicious item was found under a bridge Cliff Hide/LNPMotorists were trapped on the M1 for up to eight hours yesterday after a plastic bag was left under a bridge. A three-mile queue of vehicles formed when the road was closed at 7.30am between junctions 14 and 15 close to Newport Pagnell services. An army bomb disposal robot was used to inspect the black bin liner on the hard shoulder, which was leaking a yellow liquid that some witnesses described as “smoking”. A Thames Valley police spokesman said: “There is no explosive element to the object found, however chemical analysis is ongoing to ascertain what the object might be, but it appears to be some form of chemical.”Travellers, left, played football, frisbee and touch rugby while some passengers trying to reach Luton airport…

Source: The Times September 19, 2017 23:03 UTC