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Lorry and pedestrian crash closes M6 near Keele M6 Staffordshire crash: Man hit by lorry dies
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A crash involving a lorry and a pedestrian has closed the northbound carriageway of the M6. A man has died after being hit by a lorry on the M6 in Staffordshire.
It happened between junctions 15 and 16 near Keele shortly before 06:20 BST. The man, in his mid-thirties, had parked on the hard-shoulder of the northbound carriageway between junction 15 and Keele Services, police said.
The road remains closed with seven-mile tailbacks. A diversion route has been set up for motorists to use the A500 instead, but police warned of long delays. Ambulance crews arrived to find him seriously injured and in cardiac arrest. Paramedics treated him at the roadside but he was pronounced dead a short time later.
The condition of those involved is not yet known, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. Staffordshire Police has appealed for witnesses to come forward.
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Highways England said the Central Motorway Police Group was also at the scene. West Midlands Ambulance Service said that "despite their best efforts, nothing could be done to save the man". He is yet to be formally identified.
Police said the northbound carriageway would remain closed between junction 15 Stoke and 16 Nantwich while specialist officers investigate.
Motorists have been advised by Highways England to follow a diversion along the A500 instead.