A fatal crash on the M6 has killed five, including two children, as a third fights for their life

M6 crash: Four Scots dead including two children as third child fighting for life

Cumbria Police is now probing the crash and asking any eyewitnesses to get in touch.

by · Daily Record

A man, woman, and two children from Glasgow have tragically died in a horror crash in Cumbria.

Emergency services, including two air ambulances, were called to the two-vehicle smash, involving a Skoda and Toyota, on the M6 Northbound just past Tebay services in England at around 4pm on Tuesday, October 15.

The driver of the Skoda was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Four people from Glasgow in the Toyota vehicle, which included the male driver, died at the scene with a third child rushed to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle with serious injuries.

Cumbria Police is now probing the incident and asking any eyewitnesses to get in touch. The families of the people killed in the smash are currently being supported by specially trained officers.

The M6 Northbound carriageway reopened in the early hours of this morning following the crash.

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A spokesperson for Cumbria Police said: "We are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision on the M6 Northbound past Tebay Services. Officers were called to the incident at 4:04pm yesterday (Oct 15)

"The collision involved two vehicles – a Skoda and a Toyota. The driver of the Skoda, a man from Cambridgeshire was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Huges queues of traffic formed following the crash, which left the road closed until the early hours of the morning

"The driver, a man, a woman and two children in the Toyota from Glasgow were also pronounced deceased at the scene. A third child in the Toyota was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle with serious injuries.

"The families of those involved are being supported by specially trained officers. The M6 Northbound fully reopened in the early hours of this morning.

"Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at https://orlo.uk/IzuxI, quoting incident number 146 of 15 October 2024. You can also phone on 101. Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111."

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