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A man brought a busy motorway to a standstill after he ran onto the carriageway wearing only a pair of tartan boxers.

Shocked drivers were forced to slow down on the M8 in Scotland when they spotted the man darting between lanes.

As drivers were forced to slow down he then started jumping on car bonnets before police were called.

(Image: @DavidMackay / Twitter)

After a 30-minute stand off officers removed the man who was unhurt.

Angry motorists tweeted pictures of the bizarre incident which caused major delays.

Traffic Scotland tweeted: "Pedestrian. All lanes restricted for up to 30 minutes."

A police spokesman said: "We are attending an incident on the M8 following reports of a pedestrian on the motorway."