A man has died following a collision on the M1 on Wednesday (29 September 2021) police have confirmed.

The M1 was closed northbound, towards Hucknall, between Junctions 25 and 26 following reports of a serious collision .

It has now been revealed that this collision was between a lorry and a pedestrian and happened at around 8.50am on Wednesday.

Emergency services attended, however, despite their best efforts a 45-year-old man was pronounced deceased at the scene a short time later.

Officers carried out their investigation at the scene and the motorway was reopened at around 3.20pm.

Sergeant Craig Luckett, from Nottinghamshire Police's serious collision investigation unit, said: "Our thoughts remain with the man's family and friends at this very difficult time, and we have specialist officers supporting them following this tragic incident."

"I would also like to thank drivers for their patience and cooperation while the motorway was closed."

"Our investigation is ongoing and we would ask anyone who witnessed the incident, or has any dash-cam footage, to get in touch by calling Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident 128 of 29 September 2021."