M6 drivers to be ‘reported and dealt with’ after motorway mistake
Lancashire Police said they spotted several drivers filming as they drove past the crash scene.
15:18, 16 Jul 2025
Lancashire Police said they spotted several drivers filming as they drove past the crash scene.M6 drivers are set to be "reported" and "dealt with" after[1] driving past a crash which left nine injured. Lancashire Police said they spotted several drivers filming as they drove past the crash scene.
The crash unfolded on the M6 between Junction 32 (Brockholes)[2] and Junction 33 (Lancaster South). The crash left nine people, including children, injured.
And Serious Collision Investigation Unit Inspector Steve Scott said drivers would be dealt with if they broke the law
Mr Scott said the force has seen footage on social media showing drivers filming the scene while driving a minibus full of children. He continued saying: "We were able to record at least five others doing the same thing.
"This is incredibly dangerous and illegal. Those caught by our officers or by cameras doing this yesterday will be reported and dealt with appropriately." He said: "Whilst they were at their most vulnerable, some drivers selfishly chose to film for their own curiosity and entertainment. We want to take this time to remind you to drive with caution. If you think it is acceptable to drive in this manner, it is not." Responding to the warning, one motorist fumed: "Quite right too. All too often nowadays the public are too willing to film incidents, than pull their fingers out, and assist in prevention or help! Until prosecutions are made possible for offences of public duty, or responsibility, then the public will suffer, and will end up with the society they deserve." "I don't understand the ghoulish need to film the misery and heartbreak of others!" a second typed. Julie Clark said she was driving to work when she saw the car in front of her struck by another vehicle and she said she had to dodge debris before stopping on the hard shoulder in tears. Ms Clark said one of the cars that was hit "shot in the air" and "the woman in front of me spun around". "It was like a bomb went off. There was debris everywhere," she said.References