Six killed in motorway smashes

A Portuguese lorry driver has been arrested after six people were killed in two car crashes
on the M6 last night. Five of the victims - believ to be two adults and three children - died when their car caught fire after a collision involving another vehicle and three lorries in Cheshire.
In an earlier incident, a sixth man lost his life when the van he was driving hit a bridge. The second accident happened in the tailback caused by that. The 46-year-old lorry driver has been held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and is being questioned by police.
The second tragedy happened shortly after 10.30 in the lengthy queues caused by the first incident, which happened about an hour earlier. Inspector Brian Rogers issued an appeal for wtinesses, saying he and his officers needed to find out exactly what happened before, and during, the crash.