Nine people injured following crash on M6 near Lancaster
A six-year-old girl is one of five people who suffered serious injuries in the collision
Nine people have been injured following a crash on the M6 near Lancaster.
Police were called out just before 10.30am on Monday (14th July) to reports of a collision involving four vehicles between Junction 33 and the Forton Services on the southbound carriageway.
A BMW 4 Series and a Honda CR-V were involved in a collision causing both cars to hit the central reservation barrier. Two other vehicles, A Nissan X -Trail and a Honda HR-V were then also involved in the collision.
Nine people were injured and eight of those remain in hospital, five with serious injuries.
The driver and front seat passenger of the BMW, a man and woman both in their 30's, and a six-year-old girl who was a rear seat passenger suffered serious injuries.
A one-year-old boy who was also a rear seat passenger suffered less serious injuries.
The driver and front seat passenger from the Honda CR-V, a man and woman in their 80s, suffered relatively minor injuries.
The driver of the Nissan X-Trial, a woman in her 30s, suffered minor injuries.
The driver and front seat passenger of the Honda HR-V, a man and woman in their 60s, suffered serious injuries.
The motorway was shut for a number of hours causing major disruption and delays to the surrounding road network. Following repairs the road is now fully open.
Sgt Anthony Beckett, of the Road Policing Unit, said:
“This collision resulted in a number of people suffering some very serious injuries and resulted in some major disruption and delays for many motorists and I would like to thank those people for their understanding and patience while we dealt with a very difficult scene.
"I do appreciate that the closure of the motorway for such a long time is frustrating, but we worked hard to make sure that we and our partners were able to deal with the injured parties and to carry out our collision investigation work while aiming to reopen the road as soon as we were able.
“I would appeal to anyone who saw the collision itself, or the BMW driving prior to the collision, or who has any dashcam footage, to get in touch.
"You can call us on 101 quoting log 0430 of July 14th or you can email the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at [email protected]".