Police appealing for witnesses after serious M65 crash

Police in Lancashire are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision on the M65 this morning.

The incident occurred at around 8.45am on the eastbound carriageway between junctions three and four, when a Renault box van collided with an HGV in lane one.

The driver of the van, a 37-year-old man from Wigan, was taken to Royal Preston Hospital with a serious break to his right leg. The passenger in the van, a 24-year-old man from Atherton, suffered a neck injury which is thankfully not thought to be serious. The driver of the HGV, a 34-year-old man from Barking, was uninjured.

Lane three of the motorway was kept open to ease congestion, however lanes one and two were closed until around midday while specialist accident investigators attended the scene.

We are now appealing for information about the incident and would like to speak to anybody who saw what happened or who might have dashcam footage.

Sergeant Claire Pearson, of the Roads Policing Unit, said: