A car towing a caravan has been involved in multiple collisions after it was filmed going the wrong way down the M40 motorway.

The vehicle was spotted by multiple drivers on the northbound carriage of the motorway.

Minutes later police were called to reports of a collision with two other vehicles at junction 6 for Lewknor, Oxfordshire.

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The car towing the caravan eventually crashed on the M40 motorway (Picture: @DemiranC/Twitter)

Colin Dingwall, a councillor for West Oxfordshire, was driving on the motorway and avoided the collision. He said that the car had ‘foreign plates’.


Speaking to the Oxford Mail he said: ‘I’ve seen a lot of things in my 50 years on the road, but I’ve never seen a caravan coming the wrong way up the M40.’



Thames Valley Police issued a statement requesting dashcam footage.

They said: ‘At just before 4pm [yesterday] the force received reports of a car towing a caravan travelling in the wrong direction on the northbound carriageway of the M40.

Other motorists were left in shock as they saw the vehicle heading the wrong way (Picture: @adamclarkitv/Twitter)

Other motorists had to take evasive action to avoid crashing into the car (Picture: @AlexVarga_/Twitter)

‘A few minutes later, the car towing the caravan was in collision with two other vehicles near junction 6.

‘We would urge anyone with footage of the collision, or of the car towing the caravan to contact police as soon as possible. We would ask that people refrain from sharing footage or photos of either the collision or the vehicles involved.’

Both sides of the motorway were closed and the collision caused delays of 90 minutes, according to HIghways England.