A man from Rochdale has died after a car he was driving swerved off a motorway and hit a bridge.
The 35-year-old hasn't been named by police.
He was driving a Mercedes which police said 'left the carriageway' on a southbound stretch of the M6 on Tuesday night and collided with a bridge.
Police said he suffered serious injuries and was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
An investigation is now underway.
Police are appealing for anyone with information or dash-cam footage to come forward.
The tragedy happened on the motorway between junction 33 for Galgate and 32 for the Broughton Interchange, close to Garstang, in Lancashire.
Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 8.35pm.
Police said the man's family have been informed and were being supported by specialist officers.
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In a statement, Lancashire Police said: "We were called shortly after 8.35pm last night, Tuesday, to reports of a collision on the motorway between junctions 33 and 32, close to Garstang.
"A Mercedes had been travelling on the southbound side of the motorway when it left the carriageway and collided with a bridge.
"The driver of the vehicle, a 35-year-old man from Rochdale, suffered serious injuries and was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. His family have been informed and are now being supported by specialist officers."
Nobody else was injured.
The road was closed for around eight hours for accident investigation.
Police are now appealing for witnesses to get in touch.
They want to hear from anyone who was travelling southbound and either saw the collision or the scene beforehand.
Sergeant Phil Baxendale said: "First and foremost our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died.
"We are now working hard to establish exactly what occurred and are appealing to anybody who saw the collision, or who saw the vehicle in the moments before the collision, to get in touch with us straight away.
"We would also like to hear from anybody who has dash-cam footage of the incident."
