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A man has died after he was hit by a vehicle on a motorway in Greater Manchester.The 24-year-old was struck between junctions 3 and 4 of the M61 at about 02:25 BST, Greater Manchester Police said.The driver remained at the scene and no arrests have bee…
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The man was hit by a vehicle between J3 and J4 of the M61
A man has sadly died after being struck by a vehicle on the M61[1] near Bolton.
Emergency services rushed to the motorw…
50 hoovers stolen from HGV in 3am M61 Rivington Services heist – Blog Preston
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Posted on 1st April 2026 – 10:13am
Police with the recovered hoovers on 1 April. We did not add the emojis. 
Police were called in to recover around 50 stolen Henry Hoover vacuum cleaners in an incident on the motorway network.
They were called at 3am on Wednesday morning (1 April) to reports of a theft from a HGV at Rivington Services on the M61.
Police began an immediate investigation and a second HGV was stopped on Bolton Road in Chorley where the 50 vacuum cleaners were discovered.
A man in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage. He was still in custody later on Wednesday morning.
The vacuum cleaners were returned.
A spokesperson for police said: “We were called at about 3am today following a report of a theft from an HGV at Rivington Services on the M61.
“A second vehicle, also an HGV , was subsequently stopped by us on Bolton Road in Chorley and a man in his 50s arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage. He remains in custody.
“The stolen items, about 50 vacuum cleaners, were recovered and returned.”
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Posted on 28th February 2026 – 7:18am
Delays on the M61 near Junction 8 on Wednesday Pic: Chris Marshall/Preston Traffic and Travel 
A number of drivers can expect to be prosecuted after ignoring a motorway closure where a person’s life was in danger.
Emergency services were called to the M61 at junction 8 to a concern for safety incident at around 8.25pm on Wednesday[6] (25 February).
The motorway was closed in both directions for a brief period of time while police dealt with the incident and red Xs were used to signpost to drivers that this was the case.
The incident was confirmed as resolved safely before 9pm, but a number of drivers ignored the closure and continued with their journey.
Police have now indicated that those drivers will be prosecuted.
A spokesperson for police said: “On 25/2/26 at approximately 2025hrs Officers were dealing with a serious incident on the M61 requiring a full motorway closure in both directions.
“However, some drivers thought the block didn’t apply to them and breached it. Prosecution paperwork is in the post.”
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