Teenage boy, 14, dies in M6 crash close to Lancaster with father critically injured | EUROtoday

A 14-year-old boy has died and his father left critically injured after a van veered off the M6 and crashed right into a tree close to Lancaster.

Lancashire Police stated emergency companies have been known as to the southbound motorway, between junctions 34 and 33, after the Peugeot van got here off the highway simply after 12.15pm on Sunday.

The 14-year-old passenger within the van was pronounced useless on the scene. The van driver, a person in his 30s and father of the boy, suffered critical accidents and was taken to hospital the place he stays.

No different automobiles have been concerned within the incident.

The incident led to the closure of each the northbound and southbound carriageways between the junctions for Lancaster and Galgate. The northbound carriageway opened at round 2pm, earlier than the southbound opened at 8pm.

Sergeant Martin Wilcock stated: “This collision has very sadly resulted in the death of a young man and left another man with serious injuries and my thoughts are with their loved ones.

“I would appeal to anyone who saw what happened, and who hasn’t yet spoken with police, or anyone with dashcam or mobile footage, to get in touch.

“I would also like to speak to anyone who saw the van in the moments before the collision.”

Police requested anybody with data to name 101 quoting log 0503 of April twentieth, including that folks may also electronic mail the intense collision investigation unit at SCIU@lancashire.police.uk.