Four people have been killed in a crash on the northbound M6 in Cheshire.
Four people have been killed in a crash on the northbound M6 in Cheshire.
Two adults and two children died when the car in which they were travelling caught fire after a collision involving another car and three lorries.
Two adults and two children died when the car in which they were travelling caught fire after a collision involving another car and three lorries.
The accident happened at 2240 BST on Monday between Junction 16 at Stoke-on-Trent and Junction 17 for Sandbach.
The accident happened at 2240 BST on Monday between Junction 16 at Stoke-on-Trent and Junction 17 for Sandbach.
A 46-year-old lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has been taken into custody, Cheshire Police said.
A 46-year-old lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has been taken into custody, Cheshire Police said.
The man is believed to be either Spanish or Portuguese and will be questioned through an interpreter, a police spokeswoman said.
Police are investigating the possibility that the crash happened in tailbacks caused by an earlier accident in which the driver of a white van from Cheshire died.
Police are investigating the possibility that the crash happened in tailbacks caused by an earlier accident in which the driver of a white van from Cheshire died.
The earlier crash happened at 2100 BST between Junction 17 at Sandbach and Junction 18 for Holmes Chapel.
The earlier crash happened at 2100 BST between Junction 17 at Sandbach and Junction 18 for Holmes Chapel.
The northbound section of the M6 between junctions 16 and 17 is expected to remain closed for the rest of the night.
The northbound section of the M6 between junctions 16 and 17 is expected to remain closed for the rest of the night.
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