Children among five injured in motorway crash

Image source, Lancashire Constabulary

Image caption, Police are appealing for witnesses and footage after the crash

Five people including two children have been seriously injured in a crash on the M6 in Lancashire.

Lancashire Police said a Seat Altea left the motorway at Bilsborrow, near Preston, and rolled several times, at about 14:00 BST on Monday.

The driver of the car, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital in a critical condition with serious head injuries.

Four passengers, a woman in her 60s, a woman in her 20s and two children, were also seriously injured, police added.

The motorway, between junctions 33 and 32, was closed for several hours on Monday while officers investigated.

The force is appealing for anyone with any information to get in touch with the force.

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