Woman gives birth to baby boy on the side of the motorway

A new mother gave birth to her baby son at the side of a motorway - much to the surprise of passing police officers.

The unnamed woman was discovered by a Greater Manchester Police patrol just moments after little Luke was born at the side of the M60 in the early hours of Monday morning.

North West Motorway Police tweeted at about 2.30am that the officers had spotted a vehicle on the hard shoulder and had gone to take a closer look.

The account later revealed that the baby had been named Luke, adding: "May the force be with them"