Watch: Police crisis negotiator forced to run to incident after M1 hard shoulder near Leeds is blocked by cars

By The Newsroom

Published 2nd Aug 2018, 17:17 BST

Updated 2nd Aug 2018, 18:23 BST

A police crisis negotiator had to leave his vehicle and run to an emergency on the M1 after cars refused to move from the hard shoulder.

The man was being driven to the scene of a crisis between junctions 44 and 45 near Leeds when he had to abandon the vehicle and continue on foot.

M1 near Leeds closed after person seen on bridgeCrisis negotiators are used by the police to assist in situations where there is a concern for safety, such as when a person is on a motorway bridge.