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11/05/2005
Two workmen and a motorist killed in M6 crash
Two workmen and a female motorist have been killed in an accident on the M6 motorway in Cheshire.
The accident happened around 9:30pm last night between junction 20 and 19 of the motorway. A silver Honda Civic, which was travelling southbound, collided with a coned area where work was taking place.
The driver of the Civic, a 31-year-old woman from Fulwood in Preston was killed, along with the two workmen – a 41-year-old from Runcorn and a 48-year-old from Warrington.
Police said that the two men were traffic management operatives who were completing a closure on the M6 southbound in preparation for repairs to the central barrier. They were two of a number of teams who were working on the motorway at the time of the accident.
The motorway was closed for several hours following the accident, but reopened again around 3:20am.
The names of the deceased have not been released, but it has been reported that police family liaison officers are with the families.
Cheshire police are appealing for anyone who saw the Honda Civic prior to the crash or witnessed the collision to contact them on: 01244 350000.
(KMcA/SP)
The accident happened around 9:30pm last night between junction 20 and 19 of the motorway. A silver Honda Civic, which was travelling southbound, collided with a coned area where work was taking place.
The driver of the Civic, a 31-year-old woman from Fulwood in Preston was killed, along with the two workmen – a 41-year-old from Runcorn and a 48-year-old from Warrington.
Police said that the two men were traffic management operatives who were completing a closure on the M6 southbound in preparation for repairs to the central barrier. They were two of a number of teams who were working on the motorway at the time of the accident.
The motorway was closed for several hours following the accident, but reopened again around 3:20am.
The names of the deceased have not been released, but it has been reported that police family liaison officers are with the families.
Cheshire police are appealing for anyone who saw the Honda Civic prior to the crash or witnessed the collision to contact them on: 01244 350000.
(KMcA/SP)
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