Woman in her 70s dies after police called to incident on M6 motorway near Preston

A woman in her 70s has died following an incident on the M6.

Emergency services were called to reports of a 'concern for welfare' on the motorway between junctions 31 and 32 near Preston, on Saturday 21 December.

The pensioner was pronounced dead at the scene, Lancashire Police said.

A police spokesperson said: "At around 9.45pm on Saturday we were called to reports of a concern for welfare on the M6 between junctions 31 and 32.

"Officers attended, and despite the best efforts of emergency services, a woman in her 70s was very sadly pronounced deceased at the scene.

"Our thoughts remain with her loved ones at this difficult time."

Police and National Highways were also called to a separate incident on the M6 between junction 33 and J32 shortly after 10pm. The motorway was closed in both directions for until after midnight due to a reported road traffic collision. No further details have been released about this incident.