Boy, 14, killed and father seriously injured as van crashes into tree on M6 near Halton

22 April 2025, 17:53 | Updated: 22 April 2025, 19:39

A teenager has died and his father was seriously injured after the van they were travelling in crashed into a tree on the M6 in Lancashire, police have said.

The 14-year-old boy, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene following the crash at lunchtime on Sunday, Lancashire Police said.

Emergency services were called just after 12.15pm, after a Peugeot van left the southbound carriageway near Halton, between junctions 34 and 33 and crashed into a tree.

No other vehicles were involved.

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The boy's father, a man in his 30s, who was driving, was seriously injured and was taken to hospital where he remains, the force said.

Sergeant Martin Wilcock, of the Lancashire Police 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."

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