An 80-year-old man who died in a collision after driving the wrong way down the M1 motorway on Christmas night has been named as Leslie Schraer. Mr Schraer drove a Renault Scenic onto the motorway in Northants going south on a northbound carriageway.
The car was involved in two minor collisions between junction 17 and the Watford Gap Services.
Near junction 16 the car was involved in a fatal collision. Police said the dead man came from Stanmore, Middlesex.
The incident happened at about 1900 GMT on Saturday.
A woman involved in the third crash suffered a broken wrist and ankle and was treated at Northampton General Hospital.
The carriageway was closed until after midnight.
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