Two men have been arrested and two are on the run after a crash on the M62 that left one man dead this morning.
Cheshire Police confirmed that at around 3.45am on Saturday April 29, police were called to reports of a two-vehicle collision on the eastbound carriageway near to junction 10, the Croft Interchange near Warrington. Officers attended the scene and on arrival they found the collision involved a grey Mercedes and a silver Skoda Fabia.
The driver of the Skoda, a 61-year-old man from Wirral, suffered serious injuries and was taken to Warrington Hospital. Police said his injuries proved fatal.
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The force said two men are believed to have fled the scene on foot. Two other men, aged 21 and 23, remained with the vehicle and they have since been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
The force has launched an appeal to trace anyone who may have witnessed the crash or have dashcam footage. Sergeant Russell Sime, of the Serious and Complex Collision Investigation Unit, said: "This was a serious collision which has resulted in the death of a 61-year-old man, and we are committed to doing all we can to establish exactly what took place.
"As part of our investigation we are keen to hear from anyone who was travelling on the M62, near to Junction 10, at the time of the incident and believes they may have witnessed the collision. The same goes for anyone with any CCTV or dashcam footage of the incident.
"We would also like to hear from anyone who believes that they may have seen the occupants of the Mercedes fleeing the scene on foot following the incident. The collision itself occurred near to Mill House Lane, Croft, and we’re urging residents who live in the vicinity of the motorway to review their CCTV cameras for anyone who may have been around their properties from 3.45am this morning, Saturday 29 April.
"I urge anyone with any information – no matter how small – to get in touch."
Anyone with any information is urged to call 101 quoting IML 1535300 or report it via https://www.cheshire.police.uk/tell-us. Alternatively anyone with information can report to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via https://crimestoppers-uk.org.
Earlier today, traffic was queuing back to junction 8 due to ongoing accident investigation works. The motorway remains closed currently.
According to Traffic Monitoring Network Inrix: "M62 Eastbound closed, queueing traffic due to accident investigation work from J10 M6 J21A (Croft Interchange) to J11 A574 Birchwood Way (Birchwood). Congestion to almost Burtonwood Services at J8. Has been closed all day and also means there is no access off the M6 onto the M62 to go towards Manchester."
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