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A teenager has died after a crash on the M6 today (Sunday, April 20), with his dad in hospital after suffering serious injuries. Emergency services were called just after 12.15pm after a Peugeot van left the carriageway between junctions 34 and 33, Lancaster, southbound near to university hill and crashed into a tree.
No other vehicles were involved. A 14-year-old passenger in the van suffered serious injuries and was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Read more: Air ambulance called as M6 closed in both directions following crash Read more: 'Do not approach this man' - Police hunt after driver 'threatened with axe on M6' Read more: 'Weaving across lanes’ – Man caught driving on M6 whilst five times over drug limit The van driver, a man in his 30s and father of the passenger, suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital, where he remains.
Sgt Martin Wilcock, of Lancashire Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “This collision has very sadly resulted in the death of a young man and left another man with serious injuries and my thoughts are with their loved ones. “I would appeal to anyone who saw what happened, and who hasn’t yet spoken with police, or anyone with dashcam or mobile footage, to get in touch. “I would also like to speak to anyone who saw the van in the moments before the collision.
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