Teenage boy, 14, dies in M6 crash with father seriously injured

The boy was a passenger in a van that came off the M6 and crashed into a tree on Easter Sunday

A 14-year-old boy has died and his father left seriously injured after a van veered off the M6 and crashed into a tree near Lancaster.

Lancashire Police said emergency services were called to the southbound motorway, between junctions 34 and 33, after the Peugeot van came off the road just after 12.15pm on Sunday.

The 14-year-old passenger in the van was pronounced dead at the scene. The van driver, a man in his 30s and father of the boy, suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital where he remains.

No other vehicles were involved in the incident.

The incident led to the closure of both the northbound and southbound carriageways between the junctions for Lancaster and Galgate. The northbound carriageway opened at around 2pm, before the southbound opened at 8pm.

Sergeant Martin Wilcock 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.”

Police asked anyone with information to call 101 quoting log 0503 of April 20th, adding that people can also email the serious collision investigation unit at SCIU@lancashire.police.uk.