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Two dead in six vehicle M6 crash | Two dead in six vehicle M6 crash |
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Two people have been killed and two more left seriously injured after a six vehicle crash on the M6 motorway. | Two people have been killed and two more left seriously injured after a six vehicle crash on the M6 motorway. |
Cheshire Police said two articulated lorries and a transit van collided on the northbound carriageway near junction 19 and Knutsford services. | Cheshire Police said two articulated lorries and a transit van collided on the northbound carriageway near junction 19 and Knutsford services. |
They smashed through the central reservation colliding with another articulated lorry, a van and a car. | They smashed through the central reservation colliding with another articulated lorry, a van and a car. |
A police spokeswoman said most of the motorway between junctions 19 and 18 is closed apart from two lanes northbound. | |
Drivers are warned to expect long tailbacks. | Drivers are warned to expect long tailbacks. |
The two people who are seriously injured were taken to Leighton Hospital, Crewe, while others were treated at the scene. | The two people who are seriously injured were taken to Leighton Hospital, Crewe, while others were treated at the scene. |