00:00Hello, I'm Live Reporter Matthew for the Lancashire Post and the Blackpool Gazette.
00:04We have some very sad news confirmed by police in Cumbria today.
00:08It records a crash on the M6 near Teabay services around 4pm yesterday.
00:13Sadly, police have now confirmed that five people have died, including two children.
00:18Emergency services were called to the scene on the M6 northbound near Teabay services at around 4pm yesterday.
00:27The collision involved two vehicles, a Skoda and a Toyota.
00:31The driver of the Skoda is a man from Cambridgeshire and he was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene.
00:37A family from Glasgow were travelling in the Toyota and sadly the man, a woman and two children were also pronounced dead at the scene.
00:46A third child in the Toyota was taken to hospital in Newcastle with serious injuries and remains in very serious condition.
00:56Cumbria Police said the families of those involved are currently being supported by specially trained officers
01:02and the M6 northbound fully reopened in the early hours of this morning.
01:06Anyone with information or dash cam footage can get in touch with Cumbria Police, quoting incident number 146 of the 15th of October.
01:16You can also phone the force on 101 with any information.
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