M6 crash: Man arrested after woman, 71, dies

Image source, GeOGRAPH / DAVID DIXON

Image caption, The multi-vehicle crash happened on the M6 between junctions 17 and 18

A man has been arrested after a woman was killed in a crash on the M6 involving two cars and a lorry.

A Kia, Mercedes and a lorry crashed between junctions 17 and 18 in Cheshire on Saturday, police said.

A 71-year-old woman, from Burscough, Lancashire, was a passenger in the Kia and died at the scene.

A man, 41, who was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and drug-driving, has been released under police investigation.

The man, from Stockport, was also arrested on suspicion of causing injury by dangerous driving.

A 49-year-old woman from Lancashire was taken to hospital with serious injuries, Cheshire Police said.

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