Arrest after hoax bomb threat closes M6 Toll Services at Norton Canes
A woman has been arrested after a hoax bomb threat was made in Staffordshire.
The M6 Toll Services at Norton Canes was closed this afternoon after a report of a bomb on a coach travelling between Manchester and London.
The driver stopped at the services and officers searched the premises while the area was evacuated.
A spokesman for Staffordshire Police said: "Officers have arrested a 30-year-old woman on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat.
"We were told a woman had reported there was a bomb on a coach travelling between Manchester and London.
"The driver stopped at Norton Canes services on the M6 Toll road and officers are conducting a thorough search of the premises after the coach and nearby area were evacuated.
"The woman, who is from Derbyshire, has been taken to custody."
