Police were left stunned after pulling over a seven seat car on a motorway - to find 15 people crammed into it. Traffic officers pulled over the black Vauxhall Zafira on the M62 in Cheshire on Wednesday believing it was overloaded.
But they were shocked to find there were more than double the number of legally allowed passengers inside - including children who were not wearing seatbelts.
North West Motorway Police tweeted: “This vehicle was stopped by a Cheshire Motorway Patrol on M62 as the vehicle looked overloaded. “They were shocked to find 15 people in the vehicle (including children), all unrestrained.
Driver and unrestrained adults issued Traffic Offence Reports.” READ MORE: "You have destroyed our family... I don't feel sorry for you at all": Deeply emotional tribute to gran killed by 'idiot' Audi driver speeding 118mph in 30 zone READ MORE: Mum goes on £45 Lanzarote holiday as 'it's cheaper than going to my local' Some on social media joked about the incident, with one user saying: “You should notify the Guinness book of records!” Another added: “They need to go on Britain’s Got Talent with that trick." But others criticised the adults who had allowed the children to travel in the vehicle without seatbelts.
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