Eight-year-old boy named following fatal M6 crash

An eight-year-old boy who died following a crash on the M6 has been named as Dev Naran, from Leicester.

It happened between junctions 6 and 5 southbound at around 7:30pm on Thursday.

Emergency services were alerted to the crash between a lorry and a red Toyota Yaris car, which is believed to have stopped on the hard shoulder.

At the time of the crash the lane was a running lane as part of the smart motorway scheme.

A man and a woman who were in the car were taken to hospital with serious injuries. They both remain in a stable condition.

A 62-year-old lorry driver from Hampshire was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He has been released pending further investigation.