Two children among five killed in horrific crash on M6 motorway

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Five people, including two children, have been killed in a horrific crash on the M6 motorway. The two-car smash happened on a stretch of the motorway in Cumbria at around 4.04pm yesterday afternoon (Tuesday), close to Tebay Services.

It involved a Skoda and a Toyota, Cumbria Police said. Four people in the Toyota tragically died at the scene - the male driver, a woman and two children, who were all from Glasgow.

The driver of the Skoda, a man from Cambridgeshire, was also sadly killed at the scene. READ NEXT: M61 LIVE updates: Stretch of motorway fully shut with police on scene A third child who was in the Skoda was rushed to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle with serious injuries.

Specialist officers are now supporting the families of those who died. After the crash yesterday, a stretch of the M6 was closed for hours as investigations were carried out.