A herd of rowdy cows caused misery for commuters after they wandered onto a major motorway and caused two-mile tailbacks. At least five cattle were spotted striding up the M1 northbound, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire, at 6.30am this morning, reducing the four-lane highway to a complete standstill.
Pictures taken from traffic cameras showed the pack of farm animals waltzing up the road - between junction 34 and 35 - in front of hundreds of cars and trucks. And later, National Highways said the herd had taken a northbound exit slip road, approaching the roundabout, to the further annoyance of motorists.
Police finally managed to move the bovine herd off the road at around 7am, allowing the traffic to flow freely once again. Writing on Twitter, a spokesperson for National Highways said: “Traffic has now been released, and all lanes are now open on the #M1 northbound in #SouthYorkshire between J34 (#Sheffield) and J25 (#Rotherham).
“There's approximately two miles of slow moving traffic in the area but this should now start to ease. Thanks for your patience.”
