A MAN has been arrested after being caught driving a lawn mower on the dual carriageway last night.

Thames Valley Police received several 999 calls about a man riding on a lawn mower on the A4146 dual carriageway towards Milton Keynes city.

Police said: "In Milton Keynes we see weird and wonderful sights every day, but even then we are shocked by what we find sometimes.

"Several members of the public called 999 about a ride on lawn mower with no lights and a flat tyre being ridden down the A4146 dual carriageway towards the city.

"Our colleagues from South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust were so concerned that they drove behind the male rider with blue lights on to warn other motorists.

"The mower was stopped in Bletchley and unsurprisingly the rider was very drunk."

The driver has been arrested for driving whilst unfit through drink and remains in police custody.