Motorway crash kills five including two children
Five people including two children have died after two cars crashed on a motorway.
Two vehicles, a Skoda and Toyota, were involved in the incident on the M6 northbound, near Tebay services in Cumbria.
Police said the driver of the Skoda, a man from Cambridgeshire, died instantly. A man, woman and two children from Glasgow that were in the Toyota were also pronounced deceased at the scene.
A third child, who was in the Toyota, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Cumbria Police said they were called to the incident at around 4.04pm on Tuesday. The motorway was closed overnight but has reopened since.
A Cumbria Police spokesman said: "The families of those involved are being supported by specially trained officers. Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online. You can also phone on 101."
