Watch the moment brave police officer crashes into car going wrong way on the M1
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Footage of the crash, which happened on Monday on the West and South Yorkshire border, was shared by police on Twitter.
Officers were forced to block off traffic from the oncoming car after spotting it driving the wrong way.
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Hide AdRecorded at 9.37pm, the video shows a police car driving up the carriageway towards the vehicle, before the two cars collide.
Smoke can be seen coming from one of the car bonnets.
In a tweet, WY Roads Policing Unit said: "So this happened lat night, M1 south at the South Yorks border. Report of a car coming the wrong way on the motorway.
"Our brave colleague stopped the oncoming traffic to face this and made a split second decision to prevent injuries to those behind him."