A CAR with 15 occupants was pulled over by police on the M62.

North West Motorway Police have posted about the incident after spotting the vehicle travelling along the motorway in Cheshire with two people for every seat in the car.

The seven-seater Vaxuhall people carrier was carrying 15 passengers, including children.

Emergency services pulled over the vehicle after spotting it looking "overloaded" and were "shocked" to find more than a dozen inside.

The driver, as well as any adults in the car without seatbelts, were issued Traffic Offence Reports.

The full post read: “This vehicle was stopped by a Cheshire Motorway Patrol on M62 as the vehicle looked overloaded.

“They were shocked to find 15 people in the vehicle (including children), all unrestrained.

“Driver and unrestrained adults issued Traffic Offence Reports.”