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Pedestrian seeking help hit by van in M6 motorway crash | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
A pedestrian was hit in a crash on the M6 motorway on Sunday night as he tried to flag down drivers for help. | |
The man, 32, suffered "very significant injuries" in the crash between junctions 13 and 14 at about 23:30 GMT. | |
Police said he had crashed his car into the central reservation and was hit by a van when he got out on to the northbound carriageway. | |
Emergency services said the collision scene, affecting both carriageways, was "over a mile long". | |
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The man was taken to the major trauma centre at Royal Stoke University Hospital in a critical condition with serous head and arm injuries. | |
"The exact circumstances of what happened were not clear," a spokesperson from West Midlands Ambulance Service said. | |
Barrier repairs to both sides of the motorway have been carried out and the road has now reopened. | Barrier repairs to both sides of the motorway have been carried out and the road has now reopened. |
Traffic was at a standstill through Staffordshire and Cheshire earlier, but had started clearing by Monday lunchtime. | Traffic was at a standstill through Staffordshire and Cheshire earlier, but had started clearing by Monday lunchtime. |