HGV driver who died in M6 crash near Gretna named

The fatal collision took place on the M6 northbound just before Junction 45[1], near Gretna, at 6:42 am on Thursday, October 2. Costica Balan, aged 63, from Spalding in Lincolnshire, died at the scene. Mr Balan was Romanian and had lived in the UK for the past 16 years, working as a HGV driver.

His family said he was a 'beloved husband and father who will be dearly missed by everyone'. Anyone with any information regarding the crash can report online via www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it[2] , quoting log number 21 of 2 October 2025. You can also call 101.

Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

References

1. ^ M6 northbound just before Junction 45 (www.newsandstar.co.uk)
2. ^ www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it (eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com)