A wanted man was arrested after being spotted cycling on the M6.
Multiple drivers made calls to police about a man peddling on the motorway in the early hours of Wednesday, January 4. They said that the man then made his way onto the M62 at Croft interchange.
Officers were sent to find the man and when they caught up with him they found out he was wanted by police for failing to appear in court. The 22-year-old was arrested at the scene and taken into custody in Merseyside.
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Police say he was wanted for failing to attend Crewe Magistrates' court for an unrelated matter.
A spokesperson for North West motorway police said: "Dozens of calls regarding a cyclist on the M6 then onto the M62 at Croft interchange. Police and highways attend and locate the male.
"It transpires he is wanted for failing to appear at court. Oooops Now under arrest & enroute to custody in Merseyside."
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