Missing child found on M6 motorway after police pull car over

A missing child was found on the M6 motorway after police pulled over a car. Officers stopped the Honda at junction 11 on the motorway in the Midlands, Birmingham Live reports.[1] They found the 15-year-old inside the vehicle. They had been reported missing from the Lancashire area – around 100 miles away.

The child is now being safeguarded and has been taken back home, Staffordshire Police said. In a statement on X, cops said: “M6 J11 Honda stopped following concerns for a missing 15-year-old from @LancsPolice area.

15-year-old found in the vehicle. “They are now being safe guarded and being taken back to their residential care home by our officers.” Alongside the news, police shared a picture of the traffic stop on the M6.

It showed a Honda Civic with a marked police care in front of it with a BMW – possibly an unmarked police car – parked on the left hand side.

1. ^ Birmingham Live reports. (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
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