A 17-year-old was abandoned by his parents on side of the M11, police have revealed.
The teenager was left on the roadside of the dangerous motorway in the dark and walked a mile to the nearest SOS phone to call for help.
He had no links to Cambridgeshire and was unfamiliar with the area.
After he contacted officers, he was temporarily placed into police protection for his own safety while further investigations are carried out.
Cambridgeshire police shared the incident on their Facebook page to highlight an example of the work handled by the Child Abuse Investigation and Safeguarding Unit (CAISU).
It said: “A lot of the work from our CAISU team is sensitive in nature and difficult to share, but examples like this highlight work that goes on behind the scenes and helps highlight our commitment to protecting children – a force priority.”
Anyone with concerns about a child can raise them through the Cambridgeshire Constabulary website.
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