A man was arrested after armed police were involved in a chase near the M1 which ended in Garston.

Firearms officers joined motorway police in the pursuit on the A405 towards the M1 south turn off (pictured below) at around 3pm on Friday.

Eyewitnesses said around 20 armed officers surrounded a silver Toyota and screamed "get out of the car".

A 27-year-old from Dagenham was arrested on four charges including having a loaded shotgun in public, possessing a shotgun when prohibited for life and possessing a shotgun without a certificate.

There were no reported injuries although lane one of the carriageway was closed along with the hard shoulder following the pursuit.