Traffic diverted following incident on M1 near Sheffield

The M1 near Sheffield has been closed this afternoon and traffic is being diverted following an incident.
The southbound M1 at junction 34 is closed this afternoonThe southbound M1 at junction 34 is closed this afternoon
The southbound M1 at junction 34 is closed this afternoon

Highways England said the southbound stretch is closed at junction 34 and traffic is being diverted off the motorway.

The northbound stretch is currently unaffected. 

No other details on the nature of the incident have been released.