Police called after 200 cars trapped as people try to see Northern Lights

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Hundreds of vehicles were left stranded after crowds of stargazers flocked to a well-known landmark in hopes of seeing the Northern Lights.

Police were called to Castle Hill in Huddersfield last night after 200 cars became trapped in bumper-to-bumper traffic - causing tensions to rise among visitors.

It came after Friday's extraordinary spectacle when the Northern Lights were visible across the UK in a seldom-seen phenomenon that typically occurs just once or twice in a lifetime. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link With the Met Office forecasting another appearance of the lights on Saturday (May 11), hundreds ascended Castle Hill in anticipation but were left disheartened when the lights failed to show.

Photos showed drivers had difficulty finding parking spaces and were later were caught in a 40-minute traffic jam - with police being called to help manage the situation, Yorkshire Live reports.