Terror on M62 as police cars swarm carriageway to save driver after electric car can't brake

Police cars swarmed the M62 on Wednesday afternoon (March 6) to save a driver after their electric car suffered an 'electrical fault' that stopped it from being able to brake.

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.

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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.

North West Motorway Police revealed what had happened on social media, writing: "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."