Man dies after falling from motorway bridge on M6 near Wigan
Police are appealing for witnesses and information
Last updated 7th Nov 2023
Lancashire Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a man sadly died on the M6.
Officers were called to the northbound carriageway just after Junction 27, close to Wrightington, at 10:55am today (7th November 2023) following reports a man had fallen from a motorway bridge and been struck by a Scania HGV.
Despite the best efforts of the emergency services the man was sadly pronounced dead shortly after arriving at hospital.
His family are aware of the tragic news.
The man’s death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for HM Coroner in due course.
The motorway was closed in both directions for several hours to allow for investigation work to be carried out. It has since been re-opened.
T/Sgt Martin Wilcock, from our Road Policing Unit, said: “This is a tragic incident which has resulted in a man losing his life and my thoughts are with all those impacted by it.
Anyone with information is asked to email sciu@lancashire.police.uk or call 101, quoting 386 of 7th of November, 2023. Hear all the latest news from across Lancashire on the hour, every hour, on 97.4FM, DAB, at rockfm.co.uk, and on the Rock FM app.