The heart-stopping moment Edinburgh road police came across a hitch-hiker walking next to a busy motorway has been caught on camera as officers issue an urgent plea.
The man was discovered walking on the other side of the outer crash barrier on the M8 motorway linking Edinburgh to West Lothian on Wednesday, April 26.
Road police officers uploaded a picture of the man with a huge backpack on and urged people not to walk on or near a motorway. It is understood officers stopped the man and picked him up to avoid a potentially serious incident.
