Horrifying moment car driver filmed hurtling wrong way down motorway
The shocking video was captured on the M61 near Junction 6 yesterday
Amy Walker Court reporter, Katy Hallam and Ben Barry
16:53, 07 Sep 2025
The car was captured speeding the wrong way down the slow lane on the M61(Image: SWNS)
A car was caught driving in the wrong direction on a busy motorway near Greater Manchester.
The alarming footage, captured on the M61 near Junction 6 for Chorley, Lancs, yesterday (September 6) around 10:35am, shows a Ford Fiesta travelling against the flow of traffic in the slow lane.
The driver who captured the incident, who wishes to remain unnamed, was heading northbound towards Haigh Woodland Park with his family.
Just four minutes later, as the family were exiting the motorway at Junction 6, the same Ford whizzed past them again, this time mounting the kerb.
Recalling the incident, the driver said: "I noticed a police car first and wondered where it was going.
"My wife then grabbed my arm, said my name, and we saw the car heading the wrong way at speed, flashing its lights.", reports the Manchester Evening News[2].
"We were initially shocked, seeing it come past us made us hyper-vigilant as we did not know what was going to happen.
Article continues below"Then four minutes later, we came off at Junction 6, it came screaming past us and suddenly swerved into our lane, narrowly missing a van."
Greater Manchester Police have confirmed they are aware of the incident and investigations are currently underway.
References
- ^ Mum of Brit jailed for life in Dubai gives major update after she 'got mixed up with wrong friends' (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
- ^ the Manchester Evening News (www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk)