COPS today rushed to the M62 to save a driver whose electric car suffered a horrifying ‘electrical fault’.
Two police cars were forced to ram the car to a stop after its brakes failed to work.
The car failed to stop on the busy motorway
Officers from Merseyside Police and Greater Manchester Police used specialist tactics to ram the vehicle and block it between a number of police vehicles, to eventually bring the car to a stop.
The terrifying incident unfolded on the eastbound carriageway on Wednesday, between J11 for Birchwood and J12 for Eccles.
All lanes were closed for a short while with traffic stopped as police responded to the incident.
Pictures from the scene show the black vehicle wedged in between two Matrix vehicles from Merseyside Police.
Two lanes later reopened, with a further two closed, causing major delays of almost an hour and congestion backed up ahead of rush hour.
A spokesperson for North West Motorway Police said: “Police currently have a lane 3 and 4 closure on M62 EB J11 to 12.
“This is following the use of tactics to stop an electric vehicle with an electric fault where the driver was unable to brake.
“Motorway officers from Merseyside, Cheshire and GMP brought the vehicle to a safe stop.”
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