Motorists were left scratching their heads this morning after spotting a horse and a bed.

Many probably thought they were still asleep after spotting a horse on the M62 and then a bed in a live lane on the M67.

National Highways put out a post earlier this morning informing those travelling via the M62 that the westbound section was closed at J6 due to a horse that had galloped onto the carriageway.

It's not every day you see a horse/a bed on a motorway while driving to work. | Google/Pexels

placeholder image — It's not every day you see a horse/a bed on a motorway while driving to work. | Google/Pexels

However, it didn’t take long to direct the animal safely back into a nearby field, with the fence repaired.

Alerting motorists to the bed, North West Motorway Police said: “We are getting reports of a bed in a live lane on the M67 junction 4 to 3.

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“It’s also been described as a filing cabinet and a bed frame Patrol is en route. Take care and pay attention to any signals set.”

In an updated post they said it had since been collected.

Many social media users were quick to jest about the situation, with one saying it ‘wasn’t the quietest of places to take a mid-morning nap’, while another asked who had set up home on the middle of a busy motorway.