Police stop motorists on M27 as car boxed in by officers
Motorists were stopped on the M27 heading towards Southampton on Monday as police chased and eventually surrounded a car.
Several police cars pursued a grey car down the M27 and were successful in their attempts to stop it just past junction nine.
The evasive driver swayed across lanes as it tried to avoid the police officers' attempts to halt its get away.
The four police cars eventually won the contest by surrounding the elusive car, boxing it in and seemingly preventing it from moving forward.
Police box in car on M27 pic.twitter.com/mezEhfgISb
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It made entertaining viewing for those stuck behind a static police car approximately 100 meters back, and all who have subsequently watched the footage which was shared on social media.
This incident, which took place at around 11.40am on Monday morning, was later confirmed to be a Tactical Pursuit and Containment exercise.
Drivers were eventually allowed to continue their journey.
The video shows the grey car driving alongside the police vehicles following their battle on the road.
Tactical Pursuit and Containment is a police driving tactic used to bring a vehicle pursuit to a safe conclusion.
It involves various techniques, such as blocking, forcing a vehicle off the road, or using a box manoeuvre to contain the vehicle.
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