M6 crash: Mum who died in horror smash with car 'going wrong way on motorway' pictured

Five people, including 2 children, died successful the fearfulness clang betwixt a Skoda and Toyota connected the large motorway arsenic they passed adjacent Tebay Services successful Penrith, Cumbria connected Tuesday

Tributes person been paid to parent Jade McEnroe who is believed to person been among those killed successful a collision connected the M6.

A GoFundMe run has been arranged to assistance enactment McEnroe's household aft the collision resulted successful the deaths of 5 people. The GoFundMe named Jade's spouse Jarek and his 2 children Filip, 15, and Dominic, 7, arsenic besides having died successful the clang portion connected their mode location from Legoland.

Jade's different kid Arran, 7, continues to combat for his life, according to the fundraiser. The run aims to rise wealth to easiness the fiscal load for some families.

Since being organised yesterday, the GoFundMe run has raised a full of £3,625 retired of a £5,000 goal. Formal recognition of the victims person not been made by the time, though constabulary are supporting their families.

Cumbria Police said connected Wednesday that officers were called to the country of a fatal clang between a Skoda and Toyota on the large motorway, and confirmed that 5 radical died. The clang took spot connected the M6 Northbound, conscionable past Tebay Services successful Cumbria, with constabulary called to the country astatine 4.04pm Tuesday afternoon.

The Skoda driver, who was initially referred to arsenic a antheral from Cambridgeshire, was pronounced dormant connected the scene, arsenic were each the occupants of the Toyota - a man, pistillate and 2 children from Glasgow. One person, a 3rd kid who was successful the Toyota, was taken to the Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary with "serious injuries".

Four occurrence engines from adjacent Penrith, Kendal and Shap were mobilised pursuing the incident, and occurrence crews remained astatine the country for respective hours. The motorway reopened a fewer hours aft the 4pm incident, and the 5 who died successful the mishap person present been named, with constabulary continuing to entreaty for information.

The M6 was closed from Junction 36 to Junction 39 arsenic a effect of the crash, arsenic drivers were warned by constabulary the roadworthy could beryllium "closed for immoderate time". Police confirmed successful an entreaty that the roadworthy remained closed pursuing the clang until the "early hours of this morning", astir 12 hours aft the crash.

An eyewitness described the immense exigency beingness astatine the scene, saying determination was "lots of achromatic smoke". Writing connected societal media, they said: "Something superior happening connected M6 northbound, conscionable passed Tebay services. Loads of bluish lights going up the hard shoulder, tin spot tons of achromatic fume and looks similar the aerial ambulance has conscionable travel successful arsenic well. I truly bash anticipation everyone's ok."

Cumbria constabulary person asked radical who whitethorn person accusation relating to the incidental to travel forward, saying successful a statement: "Information tin beryllium reported online astatine www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it, quoting incidental fig 146 of 15 October 2024. You tin besides telephone constabulary connected 101. Alternatively, you tin interaction Crimestoppers, anonymously, connected 0800 555 111."

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