Car 'was on wrong side of M6' before crash that killed five

A car involved in a motorway crash in which five people, including two children, died was travelling on the wrong side of the road at the time, it has emerged.

- Mark Brown

Cumbria police said officers were called to a report of a Skoda travelling south on the northbound carriageway of the M6 near Tebay Services at 4.04pm on Tuesday.

The officers were en route to the scene when further calls were received reporting the Skoda had been involved in a head-on collision with a Toyota, the force said.

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.

The 40-year-old Cambridgeshire man driving the Skoda was also declared dead at the crash site.