A MOTORIST has been ridiculed online for taking a disturbingly unsafe load onto the M5 in Worcestershire.

The Central Motorway Police Group tweeted pictures of the car - which was spotted on the M5 heading north between junctions seven and six - carrying a massive piece of metal farm equipment with a tiny trailer.

Officers expressed their disbelief on the social media site, adding the caption "M5 north junction seven to six. Really???" - prompting other Twitter users to get involved.

Stu Marklow wrote "must be brain-dead", Darren Ellis commented "how stupid" and David Patrick joked " I can only assume it's some kind of modern art installation?"

The images were tweeted by @CMPG at 5.32 on Thursday (October 1).