Four people from Glasgow - including two children - killed in M6 crash

The collision happened just past Tebay Services on Tuesday afternoon

Author: May NormanPublished 16th Oct 2024

Four people from Glasgow - a man and woman and two children - have died in a crash on the M6 in Cumbria which killed five people.

Two cars collided on the northbound carriageway, just past Tebay Services at around 4pm on Tuesday afternoon (15th October).

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

The driver a man, and a woman and two children in the Toyota, were from Glasgow and pronounced deceased at the scene.

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

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

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

The M6 Northbound full reopened in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday, 16th October).

Police are appealing for for witnesses and information.

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