A National Highways officer stopped the pedestrian near Portishead on Tuesday morning.
A "reckless" e-scooter user was caught illegally travelling up a slip road on the M5.
They were riding along the junction 19 northbound entry slip road near Portishead at 09:08 BST, a spokesperson from National Highways said.The pedestrian headed back up the slip road and exited the motorway. Nobody was injured. A spokesperson from National Highways said: "Traffic officers stopped the pedestrian who suggested they had gotten lost and had headed the wrong way.
"Traffic officers initiated a rolling block and the pedestrian headed back up the slip road and off of the motorway. "The M5 is a really busy motorway and this type of activity is not only illegal but it's also reckless.Follow BBC West on
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