A man has died after being hit by a car while walking along the fast lane of the M61.
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following the fatal crash on Wednesday night.
The pedestrian, a man in his 50s, was hit by a Mercedes A180 on the northbound carriageway close to Rivington services near Bolton at a 7.35pm.
Police say the Mercedes driver, who is being treated as a witness, suffered facial injuries.
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The motorway was closed for six hours following the crash.
Sgt Marc Glass, of Lanc Police's serious collisions investigation unit, said: "This incident has resulted in a man sadly losing his life and my thoughts are with his loved ones at this time.
"We are working to establish the full circumstances of how the collision occurred and I would ask any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage which could assist our investigation to contact the police."
Anyone with information is asked to email 555@lancashire.police.uk or call 101, quoting log 1396 of November 17, 2021.
