Two other adults in the Vauxhall were seriously injured and taken to Royal Preston Hospital for treatment. An appeal for witnesses and dash cam footage was launched this afternoon. The collision happened at around 5.50pm yesterday and closed the motorway overnight. Two lanes of the southbound carriageway remain closed pending emergency reconstruction repairs this afternoon. Police confirm girl, 3, among two killed in M6 crash A Lancashire Police spokesman said this afternoon: “Officers were called at around 5.49pm. yesterday (November 19) to reports of a two-car collision on the southbound carriageway between junctions 29 and 28. “Unfortunately, a three-year-old girl and a 79-year-old man were fatally injured. Our thoughts are with their families at this sad and painful time and they will be supported by specially trained officers. “We believe a Porsche Boxster car driven by the 79-year-old man collided with a Vauxhall Meriva car in which the young woman was a passenger. Two adults in the Vauxhall Meriva suffered serious injuries and were taken to Royal Preston Hospital for treatment. “The highway was closed for several hours while the crash was investigated and for roadway repairs.” The M6 was still expected to be partially blocked almost 24 hours after the crash. Sergeant Craig Booth, a serious collision investigator, said: “These are very sad and tragic circumstances. This was a traumatic scene for all the witnesses and emergency services involved. I would like to pass on my thanks for their dedication in dealing with what can only be described as a horrific incident.” Anyone with information or footage is asked to contact 101 – quoting calendar 1102 of November 19. This afternoon there were still queues up to four miles north of the crash site with vehicles delayed for around 45 minutes. Motorists caught in queues last night between junctions 29 and 28 took to social media overnight to condemn the “heartless” drivers who used the hard shoulder to overtake. One said he had dashcam footage of the “disrespectful” drivers and would hand it over to the police so that action could be taken against them.
