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Driver was going WRONG WAY down M6 before crash which killed boys, 7 & 15, & left third child seriously injured
The driver of the car was killed along with four others travelling in the opposite direction
A CAR was travelling the wrong way along a motorway before a crash that killed two boys, a woman and two men, police have said.
A Skoda and a Toyota were involved in a head-on crash on the M6 northbound, near Tebay Services, at around 4.04pm yesterday.
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Cumbria Police today confirmed officers had received a report the Skoda was "travelling southbound along the northbound carriageway" prior to the head-on crash.
As cops rushed to the scene, they were involved the same car had been involved in a head-on crash with a Toyota.
The 42-year-old man driving the Toyota, as well as a 33-year-old woman and two boys aged 15 and seven, all from Glasgow, were pronounced dead at the scene.
A third child in the Toyota, also aged seven, was rushed to hospital and remains in a serious condition.
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The driver of the Skoda, a 40-year-old man from Cambridgeshire, also died of his injuries.
A spokesman for Cumbria Police said: "Investigations remain ongoing into fatal collision on the M6 Northbound past Tebay Services.
"Officers were called to the incident at 4:04pm yesterday following a report of a Skoda travelling southbound on the northbound carriageway.
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"Officers were on route when further calls were received it had been involved in a head on collision with a Toyota.
"The driver of the Skoda, a 40-year-old man from Cambridgeshire was pronounced deceased at the scene.
"The driver of the Toyota a 42-year-old man, a 33-year-old woman and two boys aged 15 and 7 all from Glasgow were also pronounced deceased at the scene."
Formal identification of the victims has not yet taken place, but their families are being supported by specialist officers.
A police statement continued: "Officers would like to thank members of the public that assisted at the scene and those affected by the collision for their patience.
"We would also like to thank those that have already been in touch who witnessed or have dashcam of the incident, we continue the appeal to anyone with information or with dashcam to contacts us."
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to report it to Cumbria Police online, ring 101 or contact the Crimestoppers charity anonymously.
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