Lorry driver spotted swerving across M6 was scrolling TikTok while BEHIND WHEEL

A driver was caught scrolling TikTok while behind the wheel of a lorry on the M6 motorway.

The man was busted by officers as part of an undercover sting on the motorway in Staffordshire, Birmingham Live reports. He was reportedly spotted swerving across lanes of the motorway on the M6 Toll near Cannock as he scrolled the social media app on his phone while driving.

Police said he was processed for driving without due care and attention. He will attend court at a date to be fixed, officers added.

He was caught after Staffordshire Police - in partnership with National Highways - carried out Operation Tramline using an unmarked HGV tractor unit to patrol the county’s motorways and strategic roads. From an elevated position, officers were able to spot if motorists were making calls on handheld mobile phones or not wearing seatbelts.

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This month, officers issued 63 Traffic Offence Reports (TORs) as part of the operation. These were for issues including excess speed, driving without due care and attention, and having no insurance.

A total of 35 drivers were dealt with for using mobile phones and 28 for seatbelt offences, while three vehicles were seized and 78 were stopped. Inspector Jody Cruxton, of Staffordshire Police's road crime team, said: "Op Tramline enables us to proactively identify and deal with some of the leading causes of death and serious injury collisions on our roads.

"This is just one of our many operations targeting the four biggest contributors to road casualties, or the ‘fatal four’. These are drink and drug driving, using a mobile phone at the wheel, speeding and not wearing a seatbelt.

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