People who were stuck in a five-hour traffic jam took to line-dancing and playing cricket on Saturday to pass the time.

A police incident caused traffic chaos for motorists travelling on both directions of the A55 after an incident unfolded in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire .

Both directions of the A55 around the area were closed from midday until 5pm on Saturday after an incident involving a vulnerable young woman on a bridge over the A55.

Police officers were at the scene with partners from the health board and the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust to resolve the incident.

It meant huge queues of cars on the road were unable to move, despite police putting a diversion in place.

And despite police advising motorists to remain in their cars, motorists caught up in the traffic jam took to line-dancing and even playing cricket and football on the empty carriageway next to them in a bid to relieve their boredom.

Traffic was stationary between junction 27 and 24, with congestion going back junction 22.

Both carriageways reopened at around 5pm after the incident was brought to a safe conclusion.

North Wales Police later issued a statement saying the young woman had been brought down from the bridge and was safe with officers.

Superintendent Alex Goss said: “Once again we would like to thank the public for their patience. Our main concern in any incident is public safety and that is why the A55 was closed during this incident.

“I understand there were a lot of people caught in the back log in vehicles, and I would like to thank them for the patience as we resolved the situation.”

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