Driver caught smoking heroin on motorway

Police went to check on the driver as they thought he had broken down

A driver was caught by police officers about to smoke heroin on the hard shoulder of a motorway.

Merseyside Police said its officers thought the driver has broken down on the M62 near Rainhill, Merseyside, just after 19:00 BST on Monday.

But they found him about to take the drug and and in a state "clearly unfit" to drive.

The 60-year-old, of Old Swan, Liverpool, then tested positive for cocaine and was arrested.

He was questioned on suspicion of drug driving and possession of controlled drugs and later released under investigation.