Boy, 14, killed and dad seriously injured in motorway crash in the UK
A 14-year-old boy was killed after a van drove off a busy motorway in the UK and crashed[1] into a tree, police have said. Emergency services were called just after 12:15pm on Sunday after the Peugeot van left the southbound M6 between junctions 34 and 33 in Lancashire. The collision has resulted in heavy congestion on both sides of the motorway, with police, fire crews and an air ambulance responding to the incident.
A 14-year-old passenger in the van suffered serious injuries in the collision and was pronounced dead at the scene. The van driver, a man in his 30s and the dad of the passenger, was rushed to hospital with serious injuries where he remains. Sgt Martin Wilcock, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "This collision has very sadly resulted in the death of a young man and left another man with serious injuries and my thoughts are with their loved ones.
"I would appeal to anyone who saw what happened, and who hasn't yet spoken with police, or anyone with dashcam or mobile footage, to get in touch. "I would also like to speak to anyone who saw the van in the moments before the collision." No other vehicles were believed to be involved in the fatal collision, which caused the road to be closed for several hours.
It has since fully reopened, with motorists warned to expect significant delays.
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