Shocking video shows people driving wrong way up the M1

Shocking footage of dozens of drivers performing illegal u-turns to avoid a traffic jam on the M1 has been released by Northamptonshire Police.

The CCTV footage was recorded just before 9pm on Sunday, July 5, as cars approached a queue caused by a serious incident at junction 19.

It shows dozens of drivers at junction 18 near Crick performing illegal u-turns on the motorway and heading the wrong way down a slip road to get off the M1.

Officers are now investigating the footage so action can be taken against the drivers who performed the illegal u-turns.