A drunk driver has been arrested following a series of collisions on the A14 in early hours of Christmas Eve (December 24).

The driver had been driving the wrong way down the eastbound carriageway of A14 before finally crashing into the side of a lorry.

Bedford, Cambridgeshire and Hertforshire (BCH) Road policing said in a tweet how it had only been down the the lorry driver's skill that no one was killed in the incident.

When police tried to breathalyze the man, he was reportedly so drunk he was unable to blow into the tube.

In the tweet BCH road policing said along side a picture of the damaged car: "This driver drove the wrong way down the A14 this morning. Only the skills of the HGV driver saved his life.

"He was so drunk he couldn't even blow into the breathaliser. Arrested."

Police had to close a stretch of the A14 for a few hours following the incident, near Swavesey.

A police spokeswomen said: "A 47-year-old man from Cambridge was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and dangerous driving following a collision on the A14 eastbound at about 12.30am this morning (Monday 24 December).

"This follows reports of a car travelling the wrong way on the A14 and a series of collisions."