Man hit by HGV on M6 near Lancaster after two accidents stop traffic

Police said there were two road traffic collisions yesterday evening between junctions 33 and 34 on the M6 within a short time of one another which stopped traffic.

When patrols and National Highways were preparing to lift the closure, an HGV collided with a pedestrian in the carriageway just after junction 33 – thankfully at low speed.

It is not known why the pedestrian was there, whether he had got out of a stationary vehicle.

He suffered a leg injury and was taken to hospital for treatment.