The 58-year-old's lorry had broken down and he was out of the vehicle when he was hit by a Toyota Avensis, Staffordshire Police said. A 22-year-old man from Dudley, who was drivin

Dad-of-six Cliff Tamou has been named as the lorry driver who was killed on the M6 last week. The 58-year-old from Wigan, was out of the HGV as it had broken down on the M6 southbound between junctions 15 and 16 when he was hit by a Toyota Avensis and died at the scene.

Grieving relatives of a 58-year-old lorry driver killed in an M6 crash have led tributes to their loved-one. Cliff Tamou had got out of his broken-down lorry when tragedy struck.

The M6 southbound in Staffordshire is closed on Friday following a crash on Thursday evening. National Highways said the carriageway between junction 16, Crewe, and junction 15, Stoke-on-Trent, closed after a "serious collision". The agency added the carriageway was expected to remain closed throughout the day on Friday.

One lane of the M6 in Cheshire has closed after a car flipped onto its roof. Police rushed to the scene of the incident, with the crash causing major delays for traffic heading toward Lancashire, according to the Mirror.

The M6 just north of Lancaster has been closed by police due to a fire. Police have shut both north and southbound carriageways of the M6 between junctions 34 and 35. A spokesman said: “We anticipate that the motorway will be closed for some time whilst we assess the situation.

The M6 southbound in Staffordshire is closed on Friday after a fatal crash in which a car hit a lorry driver who had left his cab. Ambulance Service said it was called at 21:55 GMT on Thursday to the southbound carriageway between junction 16 for Crewe and junction 15 near Newcastle-under-Lyme.

A lorry driver has died after reports of a crash between a truck and a car on the M6 last night. West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed the death, according to Stoke on Trent live. Police remain at the scene and motorists have been warned that the southbound carriageway between J16 and J15 is likely to be closed "for a number of hours".

Motorists on the M6 are being warning to face major disruption 'throughout the day' as the motorway is closed off following a fatal crash. Emergency services were called to reports of a serious collision between a lorry and car shortly before 10pm last night (February 27).