Car crashes trying to swerve stray wheel on the M1 between Mansfield and Chesterfield

Steve Jones
By Steve Jones
Published 29th Oct 2020, 20:36 BST
Updated 29th Oct 2020, 20:42 BST
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A car crashed into a motorway barrier on the M1 while swerving to avoid a stray wheel “flying across the carriageway".

Derbyshire Roads Police Unit said the “strange” accident happened after a van towing a trailer on Junction 29 between Mansfield and Chesterfield lost a wheel.

They tweeted: “Van towing a trailer, loses a wheel [...] which then goes flying across the carriageway. Renault driver swerves to avoid it and unfortunately crashes.”

No injuries were reported.

Police subsequently recovered a brake disc which had melted into the road.