Investigations ongoing into a fatal head-on collision on the M6
A car was travelling in the wrong direction near Tebay services yesterday
Last updated 16th Oct 2024
Investigations are ongoing into fatal collision on the M6 Northbound past Tebay Services.
Officers were called to the incident at 4:04pm yesterday (Oct 15) following a report of a Skoda travelling Southbound on the Northbound carriageway.
Police were on route when further calls were received that it had been involved in a head on collision with a Toyota.
The driver of the Skoda, a 40-year-old man from Cambridgeshire, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Toyota, a 42-year-old man, along with a 33-year-old woman and two boys aged 15 and 7 all from Glasgow also died.
A fifth person in the Toyota, a 7-year-old boy also from Glasgow, was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle where he remains in a serious condition.
Formal identification of those involved has not yet taken place and their families are being supported by specially trained officers.
Officers are thanking members of the public that helped at the scene and those affected by the collision for their patience.
Police are also thanking those that have already been in touch who witnessed or have dashcam of the incident and they continue the appeal to anyone with information or with dashcam to contacts the force.
Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it, quoting incident number 146 of 15 October 2024.
You can also phone on 101.
Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.