Woman killed after ‘parking car on M6 hard shoulder’ before she was hit by tanker
A woman tragically killed after being hit by a tanker[1] on the M6 had 'parked her car on the hard shoulder' moment before the fatal collision.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the horror crash on the northbound carriageway near Wigan, close to the exit junction 27 in Appley Bridge, to reports of a pedestrian being hit by a red Volvo heavy goods tanker.
Police and paramedics attended and the woman, aged 54, was pronounced dead at the scene. A huge closure was put in place and remained for 12 hours amid ongoing investigations.
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It is understood that the woman had parked her silver Volkswagen Golf on the hard shoulder of the motorway just moments before she was struck. Her next of kin have been informed and are being supported by police currently.
The driver of the tanker remained at the scene and is assisting Merseyside Police with their enquiries. Specialist officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) are leading the investigation and are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward 'as a matter of urgency'.
The motorway was closed for around 12 hours on Sunday (August 20) (Image: Drumacre Hall Stud)
Detective Sergeant Kurt Timpson, from Merseyside Police Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “We are continuing to investigate the fatal collision on the M6 yesterday morning. Our thoughts are with her family at this sad time, and they are being supported by specially trained police officers.
“We know that there was a large amount of motorists on this stretch of the M6 motorway at Appley Bridge, near Lower Standish, that were travelling across the country at this time.
“Therefore, I appeal to those who were using this stretch of motorway between 9.05am and 9.15am and witnessed this collision, or in lead up to it, to please contact us as a matter of urgency.
“I also appeal to motorists to please check your dashcam footage, including those who have rear cameras fitted on their vehicles, to please review your footage to see if it has captured the incident in the lead up to the collision.
“It is our priority to get answers for the woman’s family, so any information from the those on the motorway in the lead up to the collision could be vital to our investigation.”
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information is asked to call the Matrix Roads Policing Unit on (0151) 777 5747, email [email protected][3], or DM @MerPolCC on Twitter quoting reference 23000776794.
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