Police descend after crowds gather for 'social media car meet' which saw drivers racing at 'extremely high speeds'
It was like the Thunder Road race scene out of the movie Grease. The one where Danny takes on Leo on the dry bed of a Los Angeles river.
The spectacle was repeated - illegally, and dangerously - in Wigan. But Greater Manchester Police were tipped off and broke up a meeting of 20 cars, some of which were racing after a young woman had stood between vehicles to wave them off. In a statement, GMP said: "Four vehicles were seized and approximately 20 vehicles were involved in the car meet with two at any time racing each other. The vehicles were using a turning circle to race up the road at extremely high speeds. There were spectators on either side of the road with a female stood between the cars signalling them to go."
The seized cars will be stored in a police compound and the owners will have to pay several hundred pounds to retrieve them. In a post on social media, Wigan Police said: "Officers responded to reports of vehicles being driven in an anti-social and dangerous manner in the Ashton in Makerfield area.
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