A three-year-old girl and a 79-year-old man have tragically died in a motorway crash with one vehicle bursting into flames.
Two cars, a Porsche Boxster and Vauxhall Meriva, were involved in the incident which occurred on the M6 at roughly 5.49pm on Saturday, November 19.
Emergency services raced to the scene, where one car had flipped over and burst into flames in the collision, the Liverpool Echo reports.
The motorway was closed in both directions between junctions 29 and 28 for several hours, with authorities later confirming that two people - a child and man - had been killed.
It is believed the 79-year-old victim was driving the Porsche when it collided with the Vauxhall Meriva, in which the young girl was travelling. Two adults in the same car as the youngster also suffered serious injuries and were rushed to the Royal Preston Hospital.
Sergeant Craig Booth, Serious Collision Investigator with Lancashire Police’s Tactical Operations Unit, said: "These are very sad and tragic circumstances.
"This was a traumatic scene for all witnesses and emergency services involved, I would like to pass on my thanks for their dedication in dealing with an incident which can only be described as horrific.
"We want to hear from any witnesses to the collision or those who have dashcam footage from the area around the time it happened. Anyone with information or who has footage, please contact 101 – quoting log 1102 of November 19, 2022."
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