Police issue update after teenagers injured in M6 crash
Police have issued an update after two teenagers were injured in a motorway crash.
On Sunday, February 15, at 11.16pm last night police received a report of a collision between three vehicles on the Northbound carriageway of the M6 between junction 32 (M55 interchange) and J33 (Galgate).
It was reported that a green Nissan Micra had entered the central reservation, colliding with the crash barrier before coming to a stop in the third lane. A silver Toyota Celica VVTI has then collided with the Micra in the live lane. It was also reported that a HGV collided with the Toyota following the collision. The HGV didn’t stop at the scene and enquiries to trace it and its driver are ongoing.
The driver of the Nissan, a 17-year-old boy, and passenger, a 16-year-old boy, of the Micra, both suffered serious injuries and have been taken to hospital for treatment where they remain. Thankfully, no one else suffered serious injuries.
Both sides of the carriageway were closed whilst our officers and emergency service colleagues attended the scene but the motorway has since reopened fully.
Providing an update a spokesperson for Lancashire Police confirmed that no arrests have been made and that enquiries are ongoing.
Sgt Bex Price of our Road Policing Unit said: “My thoughts are with the two boys and their families as they receive treatment in hospital.
“They have suffered some significant injuries as a result of this collision, and enquiries into what led to the collision are ongoing.”
He added: “We believe the collision also involved a HGV, and whilst offline enquiries are ongoing to trace it, we are appealing to anyone who has information or footage that could help us locate it.”
If you have any information that could assist police, call 101 quoting log 1242 of 15th February.