M62 incidents featured on The Motorway Channel 5 show

Airing on Channel 5, incidents featured include officers dealing with a crashed Tesla on the M62 and a badger near Bolton - which brought traffic to a standstill.

The Tesla had been travelling down the M62 between Junction 21 and 20 towards Manchester  when a crash happened between a HGV and the car, which caused the Tesla  to spin and hit the central reservation barrier.

The Tesla’s wheels became stuck under the barrier as a result.

Nobody was injured during the crash, but traffic came to a standstill as a lane was closed and help arrived to get the Tesla towed away but, as the programme showed, EV’s cannot be towed easily as there is no neutral gear.

Channel 5/Fearless Television (Image: Channel 5/Fearless Television)

Later on, a badger was found dead on lane one of the motorway on the M62 Westbound from Bolton.

Two traffic officers stopped cars as they cleared the lane.

National Highways officers said that reports of animals like sheep and stray was common and presented a ‘safety risk’ to road users.

A spokesman for National Highways said: “The badger had been struck and killed in this particular incident but was still a risk to drivers as it was an obstruction in the carriageway with the risk of drivers swerving and braking.

“It’s not something you’d want to strike if you are a motorcyclist either.

“Our traffic officers stopped traffic briefly and removed the dead badger to the verge behind the safety barrier.”

The Motorway  is a fly on the wall approach to the workings of the National Highways.

One of the Traffic Officers featured in several episodes of the new series is Victoria Wilde.

Victoria said: “For me being part of the series is all about helping educate people around our role, and I feel the more people know about us the easier it will be for us to work and support them as they travel along our roads.”