A 48-YEAR-OLD lorry driver from St Helens died after a crash on the M6 in Lancashire.

The man suffered fatal injuries after his lorry was involved in an incident with another HGV and a BMW near Broughton.

A Lancashire Police statement read: "At around 11.45pm on Thursday, January 12 a BMW 635D was travelling southbound in the third lane when it lost control and collided with the nearside barrier.

"It spun back into the path of a lorry travelling in the first lane which carried out an emergency stop.

"A second lorry which was also travelling in the first lane then collided with the back of the first lorry.

"The driver of the second lorry, a 48-year-old man from St Helens, suffered multiple injuries and was taken to Royal Preston Hospital where he sadly died."

PS Nigel Ralphson, of the road policing unit at Lancashire Police, said: “This is a tragic incident and my thoughts remain with the family and friends of the man who died.

“An investigation to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the collision is underway and I would urge anyone who witnessed what happened to contact us.”

Anyone with information can contact police on 101 quoting log 1339 of January 12.