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M5: 'Reckless' e-scooter rider travels on slip road

BBC Dashcam footage showing a person riding an e-scooter up the slip road of the M5 Northbound near J19BBC
The e-scooter rider was travelling illegally on the M5 slip road near Portishead

A "reckless" e-scooter user was caught illegally travelling on a M5 slip road.

They were riding along the junction 19 northbound entry slip road near Portishead at 09:08 BST, a spokesperson from National Highways said.

A Highways patrol officer stopped the rider, who said that they were lost before heading back up the slip road and exiting the motorway.

The spokesperson said: "We'd always remind people to familiarise themselves with the law before setting off."

They added: "Traffic officers stopped the pedestrian who suggested they had gotten lost and had headed the wrong way.

"Traffic officers initiated a rolling block and the pedestrian headed back up the slip road and off of the motorway.

"The M5 is a really busy motorway and this type of activity is not only illegal but it's also reckless."

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