Woman's death on M6 near Coventry "not being treated as suspicious"

Police say they are not treating the death of a woman on the M6 near Coventry as suspcious.

Emergency crews received reports about the welfare of a woman between junctions 3A and 3 on the M6 southbound on Sunday afternoon (November 30).

An ambulance with a patient already on board stopped at the scene, just after 5pm, together with an off-duty East Midlands Ambulance Service specialist paramedic.

A paramedic officer and a second ambulance also attended.

Police are not treating the woman's death as suspicious.placeholder image
Police are not treating the woman's death as suspicious.

The woman had sadly died.

A spokesman for Warwickshire Police said: “Officers received a report of concern for the welfare of a woman between junctions 3A and 3 of the M6 southbound.

"Sadly, a woman was found deceased.

"Her death is not being treated as suspicious at this time and a file is being prepared for the coroner.”

Following the tragedy, part of the M6 was closed for several hours and reopened again at around 10.30pm.

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