POLICE have said driving while high is a 'quick way' to lose your 'job, licence and life' after a dramatic lorry crash on the motorway.

Thames Valley Police have said the driver of the lorry is 'lucky to be alive' after crashing into the side of the M1. 

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Firefighters can be seen masked up in breathing equipment looking at the remains of the lorry, which is full of smoke. 

Taking to Twitter, the roads policing team said that they had arrested the driver after a 'positive drug wipe' for cannabis.