Police swarm M62 carriageway to save driver after electric car 'brakes fault'

Police cars swarmed the M62 to save a driver after their electric car suffered an 'electrical fault' stopping it from being able to brake.

Officers from Merseyside Police and Greater Manchester Police (GMP) used specialist tactics to ram the Jaguar car and block it between a number of police vehicles, to eventually bring the car to a stop.

It happened on the eastbound carriageway between J11 for Birchwood and J12 for Eccles, on Wednesday afternoon, 6 March.

All lanes were closed for a short while and traffic was stopped as police responded to the incident.

Pictures show the vehicle wedged between two Merseyside Police Matrix vehicles.

Two lanes later reopened, with a further two closed, causing major delays of almost an hour and congestion backed up ahead of rush hour.

North West Motorway Police revealed what had happened on social media: "Police currently have a lane 3 and 4 closure on M62 EB J11 to 12.

"This is following the use of tactics to stop an electric vehicle with an electric fault where the driver was unable to brake. Motorway officers from Merseyside, Cheshire and GMP brought the vehicle to a safe stop."

Jaguar Land Rover said the cause of the incident was under investigation.

A JLR spokesperson said: "Following the incident involving a Jaguar I-PACE on the M62 on the afternoon of 6th March, we are looking into this matter with urgency.

"A full review is underway to determine the cause of this incident, which is still yet to be established. The safety of our clients and vehicles is JLR's highest priority.”

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