Man and woman killed in crash on M6
The car they were travelling in collided with another vehicle, shortly after a separate crash on the stretch near Fullwood
A man and a woman have died after a serious collision on the M6.
Police were called just before 10pm on Sunday (November 11th) to reports of an accident close to Junction 31a.
An Audi heading northbound had been involved in a collision with a Vauxhall.
The Vauxhall hit a Volkswagen Transport, which then collided with a Citroen CX Athena.
The driver of the Vauxhall, a 58-year-old woman, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
Her passenger was rushed to hospital but sandly also passed away a short time later.
Police say the people in the Audi made off from the scene and were later arrested by police in connection with the incident.
The drivers of the Volkswagen and Citroen were not injured.
The road was closed for more than six hours while accident investigators attended the scene.
Police are appealing for information following the collision and urging any witnesses to come forward.
Sgt David Hurst, of Lancashire Police, said: “These are tragic circumstances and my thoughts are very much with the man and woman involved at this sad time.
“We are appealing for information following the collision and if you saw what happened and have yet to speak to police, please come forward.
“Anyone with information can contact police on 101 quoting log reference 1407 of November 11.”
Two men aged 22 and 24, both from Wakefield, a 21-year-old woman from Abergavenny and a 24-year-old man from Ossett, West Yorkshire, have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and are in custody.
An 18-year-old woman was initially arrested by police but has since been taken to hospital having suffered a broken arm.