M61 tragedy as man in his 20s killed in horror crash with three seriously hurt
by Ashlie Blakey · Manchester Evening NewsA man aged in his 20s has tragically died in a crash on the M61 motorway.
The smash happened on the southbound side of the motorway near to Rivington Services at around 11.40pm last night (Tuesday, October 15). Police said a Citreon C1 car hit a barrier, before then colliding with a Mercedes on the carriageway.
The man - who was a passenger in the Citreon - was sadly pronounced dead on the scene. The driver and another passenger in the car were rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
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The Mercedes driver was also left seriously hurt. A stretch of the motorway was fully closed off after the crash, with the southbound side closure now having been in place for more than 12 hours.
Accident investigation work is being carried out on the scene between junction eight for Chorley and junction six for Horwich. Lancashire Police have issued an appeal for any witnesses, or anyone with dash cam footage of the crash, to come forward.
Sgt Kasim Hussain, of Lancashire Police’s Road Policing Unit, said: "This collision has very sadly seen a young man lose his life and my thoughts first and foremost are with his family and loved ones and this distressing time. The carriageway has been closed for some time while officers carry out an investigation into what happened.
"As part of the investigation, we are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision to contact us. If anyone was driving on the M61 near the scene of the collision and has dashcam footage, we want to hear from them.”
Police can be contacted by calling 101, quoting log 1497 of 15 October 2024, or email SCIU@lancashire.police.uk.