One person has died after a lorry smashed through the central reservation on the M6 near Garstang.
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00:00Lancashire Police have confirmed one person sadly died after a crash on the M6 near Garstang.
00:06The collision occurred between junctions 32 and 33 at around 11.20am on October 6th.
00:12Footage from the scene shows the lorry overturned after crashing through the central reservation.
00:30Officers confirmed several other people were seriously injured in the collision.
00:50The motorway was subsequently closed in both directions while emergency services worked at the scene.
00:56The crash came as thousands of football fans from Sunderland travelled along the M6 to reach Preston,
01:01where the two teams were due to kick off at 8pm.
01:04Long delays were also building on the M6 northbound and southbound following the collision,
01:08as well as on the A6 from Fullwood to Galgate as motorists attempted to avoid the motorway.