Overview
- Cheshire Police said a pedestrian was struck by several vehicles on the northbound M6 between junctions 21 and 21A around 2:50am on Saturday and was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Traffic monitors reported the collision involved multiple vehicles, commonly described as four cars and two HGVs.
- Linked closures were enforced on the M6 northbound between junctions 28 and 30 in Lancashire, and officers cordoned a vehicle for examination at Tebay services in Cumbria, with an HGV impounded.
- The motorway near the Warrington scene remained shut for roughly 20 hours before reopening late on Saturday evening.
- Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious, a file will go to the coroner, and witnesses or drivers with dashcam footage are asked to contact Cheshire Police quoting IML 2284032.