M6 crash leaves five dead including two children as third child critical

The crash took place on the M6 Northbound, just past Tebay Services in Cumbria, with police called to the scene at 4.04pm yesterday afternoon

An M6 crash claimed the lives of two men, a woman and two children with another child in a critical condition. It happened just past Tebay Services in Cumbria on the northbound carriageway, with emergency services called to the scene at 4.04pm yesterday.

The crash involved two vehicles - a Skoda and a Toyota. The occupants of the Toyota, a man, a woman and two children from Glasgow, were all pronounced dead at the scene. A third child from the same vehicle was rushed to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle with severe injuries and was fighting for life.

National Highways confirmed two air ambulances attended the scene. The driver of the Skoda, a man from Cambridgeshire, also died at the scene.

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Specially-trained officers were providing support to the families affected, reports the Mirror. The M6 was shut between Junction 36 and Junction 39. Police warned motorists the road could remain "closed for some time".

It remained closed until the "early hours of this morning", approximately 12 hours after the incident. Witnesses took to social media to recount the chaos on the M6.

One said there was "lots of black smoke": "Something serious happening on M6 northbound, just passed Tebay services. Loads of blue lights going up the hard shoulder, can see lots of black smoke and looks like the air ambulance has just come in as well. I really do hope everyone's OK."

Anyone with information can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it, quoting incident number 146 of October 15, or call on 101. Alternatively, reports can be made via contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.