M6 where a fatal crash happened.
The fatal crash happened on the M6 near Tebay Services (Credits: Daniel Pye)

Two children have died along with three adults after a crash on the M6 in Cumbria.

The fatal smash happened on the M6 on the northbound carriageway past Tebay Services south of Penrith yesterday.

Two vehicles – a Skoda and a Toyota – crashed on the motorway at about 4.04pm.

The driver of the Toyota, a man, a woman and two children – all from Glasgow – were pronounced dead at the scene.

A third child travelling in the Toyota was rushed to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle with serious injuries.

The driver of the Skoda, a man from Cambridgeshire, was also pronounced dead at the scene.

Police are now appealing for information.

Anyone with information can report it here quoting incident number 146 of 15 October 2024.

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