'Instead of pulling on to the hard shoulder, the driver stopped the car in a live lane of traffic, ran across the southbound carriageway, hurdled the hard shoulder and ran across three lanes of the northbound carriageway.' southribblebc
A substantial amount of cannabis was uncovered by police and a 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs with intent to supply, dangerous driving and failing to stop.
Supt Hassan Khan of Lancashire Police’s Special Operations Team, said: “This was an excellent and determined response from our officers which resulted in the seizure of a large amount of drugs.” Police put a block on the M6 traffic during the chase and 23 drivers who ignored the red X signs on the motorway are due to be contacted by police for failing to stop.
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