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| 'Ridiculous' drivers U-turning on M1 near Crick | 'Ridiculous' drivers U-turning on M1 near Crick |
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| Dozens of drivers performing illegal U-turns to avoid a traffic jam on the M1 have been described as "behaving ridiculously" by police. | Dozens of drivers performing illegal U-turns to avoid a traffic jam on the M1 have been described as "behaving ridiculously" by police. |
| Northamptonshire Police released CCTV footage showing the vehicles, including a Cumbrian coach, making illegal U-turns at Junction 18 near Crick. | Northamptonshire Police released CCTV footage showing the vehicles, including a Cumbrian coach, making illegal U-turns at Junction 18 near Crick. |
| It shows them heading the wrong way down a slip road to get off the M1. | It shows them heading the wrong way down a slip road to get off the M1. |
| The drivers had been approaching a queue caused by a serious accident at Junction 19 on Sunday 5 July. | The drivers had been approaching a queue caused by a serious accident at Junction 19 on Sunday 5 July. |
| It was recorded just before 21:00 BST. | It was recorded just before 21:00 BST. |
| PC Dave Lee, of the force's tactical roads policing unit, said: "These people were behaving ridiculously. | PC Dave Lee, of the force's tactical roads policing unit, said: "These people were behaving ridiculously. |
| "People joining the motorway aren't expecting other vehicles to be coming towards them. | "People joining the motorway aren't expecting other vehicles to be coming towards them. |
| "These drivers were not only putting their own lives at risk, they were risking the lives of everyone heading down that slip road." | "These drivers were not only putting their own lives at risk, they were risking the lives of everyone heading down that slip road." |
| Officers are now investigating the footage so action can be taken against the drivers who performed the illegal U-turns. | Officers are now investigating the footage so action can be taken against the drivers who performed the illegal U-turns. |
| Wigton-based coach company Reays confirmed the driver who performed the U-turn has resigned. |