Dog Takes Control of Tractor, Drives on Highway

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Traffic Scotland said dog leaned on controls of tractor in a field, causing it to go through a fence and on to M74 in South Lanarkshire, UK.

Tailbacks were caused on a busy motorway "due to a dog taking control of a tractor".

The bizarre incident was reported by Traffic Scotland at junction 13 of the M74 near Abington in South Lanarkshire on Wednesday.

Further, the transport body tweeted: "M74 [N] J13-RTC due to dog taking control of tractor ... nope, not joking. Farmer and police at scene, vehicle in central res."

It was reported that the dog had leaned on the controls of the vehicle, taking it from a field on to the road.

Moreover, it caused a stir on social media and shortly after Traffic Scotland provided an update: "M74 [N] at J13 - Route is clear from earlier incident and dog is fine. Has to be the weirdest thing we have ever reported! No delays in area."

Police said the only details they had on the incident were that a vehicle had gone through a fence near the motorway at about 8.15 a.m.

Accordingly, the incident led to plenty of dog puns as people responded to Traffic Scotland's tweets.

Tony T wrote: "Police investigating, so far no leads". Beverley Friend tweeted: "This is barking."

Michelle Muirhead asked: "Will the dog have points on his license? Was he breathalyzed? Did police arrest him?"

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team