Two youngsters amongst 5 useless in motorway crash

Five people including two children have been killed in a horrific motorway crash with the third youngster rushed to hospital. 

Cumbria Police are appealing for witnesses to the fatal collision on the M6 Northbound past Tebay Services yesterday.

The collision involved two vehicles – a Skoda and a Toyota.

The driver of the Skoda, a man from Cambridgeshire was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Five people and two children have been killed in a horrific motorway crash with the third youngster rushed to hospital. This image is taken by a driver on the road as smoke can be seen billowing from the crash site

This picture (taken by a traffic camera) shows the traffic build up following the collision on the M6 Northbound 

The driver, a man, a woman and two children of the Toyota from Glasgow also died in the horror smash at around 4pm on Tuesday. 

A third child in the Toyota was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle with serious injuries.

The families of those involved are being supported by specially trained officers.

The motorway was closed for nearly 12 hours overnight but reopened in the early hours of this morning.

Yesterday a statement on Cumbria Constabulary website read:  ‘The M6 Northbound is closed from J36 to J39. Officers were called to the incident at 4:04pm today.

‘The road may be closed for some time, drivers are asked to seek alternative routes.’

A post on National Highways North-west X account following the incident read: ‘M6 northbound is closed between J36 and J39 – btwn Milton, Milnthorpe and Wickersgill and Oddendale – due to a v serious collision.

‘Info from scene indicates this closure will remain in place for a number of hours and Air Ambulance teams are in attendance.’

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