Motorway closed due to woman on wrong side of the bridge

Date published: 27 November 2014


The A627(M) motorway between Rochdale and Oldham was closed for a number of hours today (Thursday 27 November) after reports that a woman was on the wrong side of the bridge.

Police were called to Junction 2 of the A627(M) Slattocks Link at 11:15am - police negotiators closed the motorway for over two hours.

The 24-year-old woman was taken to hospital by ambulance at around 1:30pm.

The road then reopened.

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