Teddy bears had a picnic on the M4 this afternoon after a lorry spilled its cargo.

Teddy bears had a picnic on the M4 this afternoon after a lorry spilled its cargo.

Police were called to the third lane between junction 12 (Theale) and 13 (Chieveley) at 2.12 pm.

The Thames Valley Road policing unit tweeted: "<span> Lorry lost its load of teddy bears. Lane 3 not a good place for their picnic. Crew from three mile cross en-route. C.I.Parsons."</span> <span>Fortunately all the bears have been safely recovered.</span> <span>"<span>Their driver will be dealt with ref the insecure load" said C.I. Parsons.</span></span>