A missing child was found in a car on the M6 motorway, approximately 100 miles from where they went missing.
The youngster, a 15-year-old, was discovered when Staffordshire Police halted a Honda vehicle at Junction 11 in the Midlands, confirmed a police spokesperson.
The child was escorted back to their home address by officers, the statement added. In a shared statement on X, police stated: "M6 J11 Honda stopped following concerns for a missing 15-year-old from @LancsPolice area. 15 year old found in the vehicle."
"They are now being safe guarded and being taken back to their residential care home by our officers."
A picture shows the moment police stopped the car before finding the teen inside, Birmingham Live reports.
The image shows a Honda Civic with a marked police car in front of it and a BMW - possibly an unmarked police car - parked on the left-hand side.
