Three arrested after reportedly falling from a lorry and walking along M6
Three men were arrested on the M6 this morning after they were found walking along the hard shoulder near to Junction 8.
A member of the public reported that the men appeared to have fallen from underneath a lorry on the north bound carriageway of the M6 just before 9.15am.
Officers attended the location and arrested two 33-year-old men and a 27-year-old on suspicion of immigration offences.
The men are currently in custody at a local police station and the inquiry will be handed over to the UK Border Force (UKBF).
Sergeant Ian Williams, from the Central Motorway Police Group, said: "It appears that these men may have risked their lives trying to get into the country and a passing motorist reported seeing them fall from underneath a lorry and then making their way to the central reservation.
"The men believed to be from Africa and who may have hidden on a lorry travelling from Calais will be dealt with by the UKBF."
