A driver has been fined after "taking a wrong turn on the way to Burnley" and ending up on the M60 in his tractor.
Greater Manchester Police posted a picture of the vehicle, which is banned from motorways, on Thursday.
GMP Traffic, who man the region's roads, posted on their Twitter feed: " Tractor on the M60 motorway.
"Driver apparently had taken a wrong turn on the way to Burnley.
"Fined for a prohibited vehicle on a motorway and recovered from the hard shoulder."
Any agricultural vehicles are banned from all motorways in the UK, alongside pedestrians, motorbikes under 50cc, horse riders and mobility scooters.
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