Woman falls from moving car on M25 while filming Snapchat video
She was not badly hurt, police say
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Your support makes all the difference.A woman fell out of a moving car on the M25 while leaning out of the window to film a Snapchat video, police have said.
The woman fell into a “live lane” between junction six and the Clacket Lane services at 1.30am on Saturday, Surrey officers said.
Although she was not badly hurt, police said she was lucky "she wasn't seriously injured or killed".
A spokesperson for Surrey Police said the woman was treated at the scene by paramedics. No arrests were made, they added.
The force’s Roads Policing Unit expressed its dismay with the hashtag “no words" and tweeted: "The front seat passenger was hanging out the car whilst filming a SnapChat video along the #M25. She then fell out the car and into a live lane. It is only by luck she wasn't seriously injured or killed."
Twitter users echoed the sentiment, with one person replying: "The worst thing about this is that had she been hit – the poor driver who hit her would have to live with that for the rest of their life. No one expects to be dodging human bodies on a motorway and an emergency stop may have caused a serious pile-up and further loss of life."
A Surrey Police spokesperson said: "Officers were called to the M25 between junction six and Clacket Lane Services shortly after 1.30am this morning following reports of a female falling out of a moving vehicle.
"The woman was treated by paramedics at the scene and her injuries were not life-threatening or life changing. No arrests have been made."
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