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09:27 GMT, Sunday, 12 July 2009 10:27 UK

Elderly cyclist rides on motorway

An elderly cyclist has been driven to safety by police after he was spotted riding on the M1 in Bedfordshire.

Bedfordshire Police received a series of 999 calls, beginning at about 0800 BST, after the man was seen riding on the northbound carriageway.

Callers said the man was on the hard shoulder between junctions 11 and 12 and was veering into traffic.

Police found him, took him back to the junction 11 Dunstable exit and advised him to take a different route.




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