A man died and a woman was seriously injured after a horrific collision on the M6 in the Parbold area.
Police and an air ambulance were called at around 6.40pm yesterday (Wednesday) to reports of a collision between a Peugeot 207 car and a petrol tanker between Junctions 27 and 28 northbound.
Emergency services attended with the driver of the Peugeot, a 21-year-old man from Blackburn, found with a number of serious injuries. Sadly he died at the scene.
A 21-year-old woman from Blackburn, a passenger in the Peugeot, suffered a serious head injury and was taken to Royal Preston Hospital for treatment.
The driver of the tanker, a 58-year-old man from Ellesmere Port , was not injured.
The motorway was closed for four hours while accident investigators carried out their work, with long queues of traffic forming in both directions.
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Sgt Claire Pearson, of Lancashire Police Tactical Operations Unit, said: "First and foremost our thoughts are very much with the family of the man who died, and with the woman who is currently in a very serious condition in hospital.
"We are now working extremely hard to work out what caused this collision and we would urge anybody who saw all or part of the incident to get in touch as soon as possible."
Anybody with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting log number 1448 of May 15.
