For the latest Tameside news sign up to the MyTameside newsletter here A lorry driver was found fast asleep on the hard shoulder of the M67.
Traffic police spotted the Scania lorry parked up on the hard shoulder of the five-mile motorway which runs through Tameside to Mottram.
They found the driver 'having 40 winks' at the roadside. The driver was issued with a traffic offence report and moved along.
GMP Traffic posted a picture of the lorry on Twitter on Friday evening. Alongside the picture, an officer wrote: "Traffic Officer #ME44 was travelling along the #M67 when they saw this HGV parked up on the hard shoulder. "Turns out the driver was having 40 winks and was fast asleep. "The driver was swiftly woken, issued a TOR and moved on!
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