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Ashton-under-Lyne man dies after M6 motorway crash | |
(about 20 hours later) | |
A car passenger has died following a crash on the M6 in Cheshire. | A car passenger has died following a crash on the M6 in Cheshire. |
A Ford Focus hit the back of a broken-down Mercedes in the middle lane of the northbound M6 near Holmes Chapel on Saturday evening. | A Ford Focus hit the back of a broken-down Mercedes in the middle lane of the northbound M6 near Holmes Chapel on Saturday evening. |
Four men from Tameside in the Ford were taken to North Staffordshire Hospital, where one died on Sunday afternoon. | |
The occupants of the Mercedes, who were from Bradford, were stood on the side of the motorway waiting for a recovery vehicle when the crash happened. | The occupants of the Mercedes, who were from Bradford, were stood on the side of the motorway waiting for a recovery vehicle when the crash happened. |
The man who died was 62 and from Ashton-under-Lyne. The other two passengers and the driver - aged 29, 48 and 57 - remain in hospital. | |
The crash saw the northbound carriageway closed for several hours between Junctions 17 and 18 while an investigation was carried out. | The crash saw the northbound carriageway closed for several hours between Junctions 17 and 18 while an investigation was carried out. |
Cheshire Constabulary have asked anyone with information about the crash to get in touch. | Cheshire Constabulary have asked anyone with information about the crash to get in touch. |
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