Cumbria Police has launched an appeal for witnesses after five people – including two children – have died in an M6 crash.

Just after 4pm on Tuesday, October 15, two cars were involved in a crash on the M6 Northbound past Tebay Services.

The crash involved a Skoda and a Toyota.

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

The driver, a man, a woman and two children in the Toyota from Glasgow were also pronounced dead at the scene.

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

The families of those involved are being supported by specially trained officers.

The M6 Northbound full reopened in the early hours of Wednesday morning, October 16.

In a statement Cumbria Police said: “Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at https://orlo.uk/IzuxI, quoting incident number 146 of 15 October 2024.

“You can also phone on 101.

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