Children Killed In M6 Crash

The funeral of two young brothers who died in a car crash on Christmas Day has been held in Buckinghamshire.

Adnan Habib, 10, and Arsalaan, four, were killed when the car they were in crashed on the M6 near Stoke-on-Trent.

They died alongside their aunt, Bushra Tazarib.

More than 2,000 people attended the funeral for the brothers at a mosque in High Wycombe.

Hundreds spilled out into the street from the packed mosque and said funeral prayers in pouring rain.

A private burial is taking place for the two boys.

Their aunt's body is to be transported to Pakistan, police said.

The boys' mother and their sister were both injured in the crash but have since been discharged from hospital.The family had been travelling to a wedding in Greater Manchester.

The funeral of two young brothers who died in a car crash on the M6 on Christmas Day will take place later today.

Adnan Habib, 10, and Arsalaan, four, were killed when the red Ford Focus they were travelling in crashed close to Junction 15, near Stoke-on-Trent.

The boys died alongside their 32-year-old aunt, Bushra Tazarib. Ms Tazarib's body is set to be transported to Pakistan for burial.

All three will first lie in rest at the Castlefield Centre in High Wycombe, where their family and friends will pay their respects.

They will then be taken to the mosque for prayers, before the bodies of the boys are taken to the cemetery for a private family funeral at around 2:00pm.

The family have asked privacy.

An inquest into the deaths of two children who died in a car crash on Christmas Day has been opened and adjourned.

A coroner recorded that Adnan Habib and Mohammed Arsalaan Habib suffered extensive head injuries.

The two boys and their aunt died after the car they were in crashed on the M6 in Staffordshire.

The boys' funerals are due to take place in High Wycombe on Saturday.

Their aunt's body will be buried in Pakistan.

A man has been taken to hospital after the van he was driving ended up on its roof on the M6 in Staffordshire this morning.

It happened at the same place as the accident on Christmas Day which left two brothers and their auntie dead.

The family of brothers Bushra Tazarib, who was killed in a car crash on the M6 on Christmas Day have paid tribute to her:

The family of brothers Adnan Habib, 10, and Mohammed Arsalaan, 4, who were killed in a car crash on the M6 on Christmas Day have paid tribute to them

Pictures have been released of the three people killed in the crash on the M6 in Staffordshire on Christmas Day.

Brothers Adnan Habib, 10, and Mohammed Arsalaan Habib, 4, and Bushra Tazarib were travelling to a family wedding in the Greater Manchester region when they died.

A car has overturned near the scene of a fatal motorway accident, which happened on Christmas Day.

Firefighters from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service had to cut the male driver of the saloon car free after being called to the northbound carriageway of the M6 earlier today.

The injured man was taken to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire for further assessment and treatment.

The accident happened near junction 15 for Stoke-on-Trent, closing two lanes, and causing tailbacks.

In a separate incident on Christmas Day, on the same stretch of motorway, a car overturned killing three of the five occupants, including two young brothers.

Investigations into what caused that crash continue.

Two women injured in a car crash which killed one woman and two children on the M6 on Christmas Day are to be discharged from hospital today.

Police confirmed last night that the three people killed in the accident were two young brothers aged four and 10 and a 32-year-old woman.

The driver of the car, believed to be the boy's mother, and another female passenger, were taken to University Hospital of North Staffordshire.

The crash happened at 11.30am between junction 14 and 15 near Stoke-on-Trent. Both carriages were closed for several hours after the car overturned.