M1 Sheffield: Police halt traffic on motorway after stargazers are found laid on central reservation

Police halted the traffic on the M1 near Sheffield after two stargazers were found laid on the central reservation area.

South Yorkshire Police said the stargazing duo were spotted at 3.30am today at Junction 34, for Tinsley and Meadowhall.

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Posting on Twitter, the force said: “We were called to reports of pedestrians on the motorway.

Two stargazers were found laid on the central reservation area of the M1 at Junction 34, near Sheffield, in the early hours of this morningplaceholder image
Two stargazers were found laid on the central reservation area of the M1 at Junction 34, near Sheffield, in the early hours of this morning

“When we arrived, having stopped all traffic, we found two young males laid on the central reservation ‘stargazing’.

“Both removed, poor attitudes challenged and issued with tickets.”

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