An apparently drunk motorist was discovered asleep at the wheel of his car in a field after somehow driving off the M62 .

Police said they believe he had dozed off after a road traffic collision.

He was arrested at the roadside at around 9am on Saturday morning.

His car was spotted by traffic police who were on patrol on the M62.

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The officers saw the car, which had crashed down the motorway embankment on the westbound carriageway, close to the junction 12 at Salford .

The driver was arrested at the scene on suspicion of drink driving.

Greater Manchester Police’s traffic officers tweeted about the incident on Saturday afternoon.

In a post on the GMP Traffic police tweeted: “1 veh RTC M62 W/B J12, 9am. Driver arrested for drink drive, had fallen asleep in car after RTC, lucky he was found.”