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- 11 December 2012, 3:00
M6 Crash: One Killed In Cheshire Pile-Up
One person has been killed and 10 people injured in a nine-vehicle pile-up on the M6 in Cheshire.
The crash on the southbound carriageway between junctions 17 and 16 involved two lorries, five cars and two vans.
A spokesman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said five people had to be cut from the wreckage.
The person who died was pronounced dead at the scene.
Cheshire Constabulary said two people suffered life-threatening injuries and another was seriously hurt.
The casualties were taken to hospitals in Leighton, Crewe and Stoke for treatment.
A spokesman for the Highways Agency told Sky News that the southbound M6 was likely to remain closed for several hours between junctions 18 and 16.
The northbound carriageway was closed for a time to allow the air ambulance to land and take off.
what do you think?
Kimberley Lamb
Sad news for someone's family rip xxx
Andy Smithies
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Diane Rogers
When are these tragedy going to end.R.I.P
shirley sutton
very sad, see the lorries were foreign yet again - time will tell if they were watching videos or something on their laptops deepest sympathy to families involved
Steve Parkin
It's obviously sad, a tragedy etc, but why do people feel the need to comment unless you have something to add to a debate on what happened.
Diane Rogers
What's wrong with saying we are sorry
shaun spencer
Its called paying your RESPECTS steve
shaun spencer
Well i treat these pages as a condolence book.theres not much to debate when someone has lost their lives.the debate comes later.
Steve Parkin
Join a church shaun
happymike CHESTER
Be careful out there no one knows what happened we cannot judge .Drive safe.
shaun spencer
2:22pm on 10/12/2012
R.i.p