A teenager was killed after he crashed into a lamppost on the M6.
Police believe the crash happened at around 3.10am on Sunday, September 4 at the junction 31 slip road at Samlesbury, when a Ford Fiesta left the carriageway and crashed with a lamppost. Emergency services were called when the car was found around an hour later.
The driver of the Fiesta – a 19-year-old man from Preston – was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin are being supported by specially-trained officers and police said they send them their deepest condolences at this truly awful time.
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It is not thought any other vehicles were involved in the crash. The southbound side of the carriageway was closed for around 10 hours while collision investigators attended and the road was made safe again.
Police are now appealing for help to "piece together exactly what occurred" and would like to hear from anybody who saw the crash, saw the Fiesta in the area before the crash, or who was driving on that section of the M6 at around the same time and may have dashcam.
Sgt Helen Parkinson, of the Lancashire Police TacOps team, said: “First and foremost our thoughts are with the man’s family and friends. We know they want answers as to what happened and an investigation is now underway to establish all the facts.
“We know the motorway will have been quiet at the time of the morning but somebody may have seen something that could help us. Perhaps you are an HGV driver who was in the area or maybe you saw the Fiesta in the moments before it crashed.
"There may also be people with dashcam who have captured something significant but haven’t checked it yet to realise. If you were in the area and have a camera in your car, please let us know so we can view it.”
Anybody with information is asked to get in touch on 101, quoting log 287 of September 4. Upload dashcam footage here.
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