Holidaymakers abandoned cars and taxis in the middle of the motorway, scaled fences and dragged their suitcases to Manchester Airport after getting stuck in traffic.

Motorists desperate to catch their flights in time left vehicles on the M56 following an incident over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Police shut part of the motorway on Sunday evening as officers tried to talk a man safely down from a bridge at around 6.30pm.

Families fearing they may be in danger of missing their flights decided to collect their belongings and make a dash for it.

Some were even seen wheeling their suitcases along the hard shoulder, despite appeals from the police to stay inside their vehicles.

Some people were seen with their suitcases on the grass verge beside the M56

Holidaymakers abandoned cars and taxis in the middle of the motorway, scaled fences and dragged their suitcases to Manchester Airport after getting stuck in traffic.

Motorists desperate to catch their flights in time left vehicles on the M56 following an incident over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Police shut part of the motorway on Sunday evening as officers tried to talk a man safely down from a bridge at around 6.30pm.

Families fearing they may be in danger of missing their flights decided to collect their belongings and make a dash for it.

Some were even seen wheeling their suitcases along the hard shoulder, despite appeals from the police to stay inside their vehicles.

Others scrambled up the motorway embankment and climbed over fences, before trekking across fields to Manchester Airport.

All lanes of the motorway were closed after a man was spotted dangling his legs over a bridge high above a stretch close to junction four of the motorway, near Wythenshawe, on Sunday. Huge queues of traffic built-up within minutes.


Heavy congestion was reported back to junction two for Wythenshawe and towards junction five for Manchester Airport.

Many drivers were spotted getting out of their cars and were seen pacing up and down the tarmac.

Read more: Man spotted on wrong side of railings on M56 bridge taken to hospital for care and support

Traffic on surrounding routes also ground to a halt and police warned drivers to avoid the area.

The North West Motorway Police took to Twitter to issue a warning writing: “Closures will remain but if are trapped in the tail back. RETURN TO YOUR VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY we will be getting you moving in next few mins.”

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ALABAMA USA


Last month Athens, Georgia area Uber driver John H. Kamens was arrested for allegedly returning to a female passenger’s after dropping her off to rob her home and rape her.

“The suspect is an Uber driver and made contact with the victim while providing her transportation the night of the incident,” police Capt. Mike Hunsinger told Online Athens. “Evidence indicates the burglary was with the intent to commit the felonious assault.”

According to police, the assault took place between 11:30 pm and 1:00 am on December 15 to December 16. Although the victim reported the attack immediately after it happened, Kamens wasn’t arrested until Wednesday. He’s being charged with aggravated sodomy with force and first-degree burglary. Kamens was booked into Clarke County Jail and is being held without bail. Jezebel pointed out that Kamens is not listed as a sex offender and doesn’t appear to have any other pending criminal charges.

Uber drivers assaulting female passengers, sexually or otherwise, is nothing new. It’s happened in California, Boston, and New Jersey, among other cities. In October, two female passengers filed a lawsuit accusing the ride-sharing company of negligence and fraud after the two made sexual assault allegations against Uber drivers. Unsurprisingly, Uber’s process for performing background checks on prospective drivers has drawn criticism for being lax and outright ineffectual.

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ROTHERHAM

 Victims of child sexual exploitation from Rotherham want councils across the country to use their experiences to prevent other young people being abused.

The Rotherham abuse steering group is built of survivors and family members created in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

They've put together a national plan to help prevent and reduce CSE.

Part of the plan covers licensing policies including taxi licensing to make it safer for all passengers and drivers.

It's because, in some cases, drivers have been involved in CSE, with victims being trafficked across the country in taxis.

As a group, they have been advising and working along side Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council to put their licensing suggestions in place with effect from July 2016.

They are also contacting all councils throughout the UK to put their suggestions in place, because they claim it will help reduce all forms of crime, as well as CSE.