Drivers left as 'sitting ducks' after smart motorway safety system crashes across England
A smart motorway safety system failed across much of England on Wednesday , National Highways has admitted.
READ MORE: Thomas Campbell's ex-wife jailed for 13 years as his killers face justice for beloved dad's brutal death “Engineers worked hard to get the system back online as soon as possible and we apologise for any inconvenience caused. We have well-rehearsed procedures to deal with issues which arise. We rapidly took steps to help ensure the safety of road users such as increased patrols and CCTV monitoring.”
The PA news agency understands there were no major incidents or serious congestion during the incident. Smart motorway safety systems previously suffered an outage lasting several hours on October 26.
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