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17/04/2007
Three people killed in M6 collision
Three people have been killed in a collision on the M6, Lancashire police have confirmed.
The incident happened on the border of Greater Manchester and Lancashire, near junction 27 at Standish on the northbound carriageway of the M6, around 6:50am on Tuesday morning.
It is understood that a lorry fell on to a Fiat Punto. Three men in the car were pronounced dead at the scene, while a fourth man in the car and the lorry driver were taken to the Royal Preston Hospital for treatment.
Four people in a Ford Galaxy, which was also involved in the collision, were also slightly injured and were taken to hospital.
Those who died in the collision have not yet been identified, but they are reported to be aged in their forties or fifities.
The M6 has now fully re-opened in Lancashire and traffic is reported to be moving freely past the scene.
(KMcA/JM)
The incident happened on the border of Greater Manchester and Lancashire, near junction 27 at Standish on the northbound carriageway of the M6, around 6:50am on Tuesday morning.
It is understood that a lorry fell on to a Fiat Punto. Three men in the car were pronounced dead at the scene, while a fourth man in the car and the lorry driver were taken to the Royal Preston Hospital for treatment.
Four people in a Ford Galaxy, which was also involved in the collision, were also slightly injured and were taken to hospital.
Those who died in the collision have not yet been identified, but they are reported to be aged in their forties or fifities.
The M6 has now fully re-opened in Lancashire and traffic is reported to be moving freely past the scene.
(KMcA/JM)
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