A man has died after a collision on the M6 in Lancashire last night.
A police spokesperson said it was believed the car he was driving was travelling in the wrong direction on the motorway when the incident occurred on the southbound carriageway near to Charnock Richard services just after 9:30pm on Sunday.
The driver of a Vauxhall Astra, a man in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and the passenger of a Toyota Corolla, both men in their 40s, were taken to hospital with serious injuries where they remain.
An investigation is underway, and police are conducting enquiries at the scene, where significant delays in both directions remain.
Police are also keen to see any footage from Blackpool Road in Preston, at around 9:15pm, where we believe the Astra may have been involved in a damage only collision.
A spokesperson for the Serious Collision Investigation said: ‘’An investigation is underway, and we are conducting enquiries at the scene. At this stage, we understand that the Vauxhall Astra was travelling in the wrong direction.
‘’The motorway remains closed whilst our enquiries are ongoing.
‘’First and foremost, our thoughts are with the loved ones of the man who died at this time.
‘’Our investigation is very much in its early stages, and we are conducting a number of enquiries, some of which will require assistance from the public.
‘’We know that this collision has had a significant impact on traffic in the area, and we thank those of you who were stuck in the traffic or had your route delayed for your patience whilst we responded to the incident.
‘’This will understandably cause some discussion in the local community, but we want to take this time to ask that you please refrain from speculating online or otherwise and allow our team to carry out our investigation. Please remember that there are real people who have been affected by this collision who may see your comments online.
‘’We now want to make a direct appeal to anyone who was travelling on the motorway, and may have witnessed, or have dashcam footage of the collision.
‘’We’re also keen to see any footage from Blackpool Road in Preston, at around 9:15pm, where we believe the Astra may have been involved in a damage only collision.
‘’If you have any information, or footage that could assist those enquiries, please get in touch with us as soon as you can.”
You can call 101 or email SCIU@lancashire.police.uk quoting log 1162 of 26th October.
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