Two arrested after pursuit of stolen van

POLICE have chased a suspected stolen van which was allegedly being driven the wrong way down the M1.

Officers pursued the vehicle on the motorway near junction 27 in the early hours of Wednesday.

When police stopped the vehicle it is alleged the driver tried to escape by driving down the wrong side of the road.

Officers from Nottinghamshire Police then used a “tactical contact” to stop the vehicle.

Following the incident, which took place at about 5am, two men, aged 25 and 41, were arrested.

Detective Inspector Stu Temple, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was excellent work to bring a suspected stolen van to a safe stop and to have made two arrests.

“Dangerous driving is not only reckless for the driver and any potential passengers, but it poses a high risk to the public.”