POLICE had to remove a man who was wandering around on the M6 between Knutsford and Middlewich last night.

Cheshire police received reports of a man walking on the motorway at around 4am.

North West Motorway Police were sent to the area were they found him walking among the roadworks on southbound carriageway between junction 18 for Middlewich and Holmes Chapel and junction 19 for Knutsford.

He was removed and taken to a safe place.