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Crash halts wrong-way driver on M6 Toll motorway | |
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Police stopped a car travelling the wrong way along a motorway by crashing into it head-on. | Police stopped a car travelling the wrong way along a motorway by crashing into it head-on. |
Officers attended the M6 Toll close to the junction for the A38 near Sutton Coldfield, at about 21:50 BST on Tuesday. | Officers attended the M6 Toll close to the junction for the A38 near Sutton Coldfield, at about 21:50 BST on Tuesday. |
The Honda Jazz was travelling at 50mph, West Midlands Police said. | The Honda Jazz was travelling at 50mph, West Midlands Police said. |
The driver of the car, a 77-year-old man with dementia, had been reported missing from his home in Rowley Regis. He was uninjured. | The driver of the car, a 77-year-old man with dementia, had been reported missing from his home in Rowley Regis. He was uninjured. |
'Safe conclusion' | 'Safe conclusion' |
One of the officers suffered a minor injury. | One of the officers suffered a minor injury. |
Insp Mark Watkins, from Central Motorway Police Group, said: "This was an extremely unusual situation where the driver of the car had shown no intention to stop travelling in the wrong direction. | Insp Mark Watkins, from Central Motorway Police Group, said: "This was an extremely unusual situation where the driver of the car had shown no intention to stop travelling in the wrong direction. |
"Traffic officers bravely took the decision to engineer a collision with the vehicle and I am sure that their selfless actions have prevented serious injury or worse to the driver and other motorists on the road. | "Traffic officers bravely took the decision to engineer a collision with the vehicle and I am sure that their selfless actions have prevented serious injury or worse to the driver and other motorists on the road. |
"We were relieved that we could bring this situation to a safe conclusion and return the man home safe and well to his family." | "We were relieved that we could bring this situation to a safe conclusion and return the man home safe and well to his family." |
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