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A man has sadly died in a crash on the M6 after a car was spotted 'driving the wrong way' down the motorway.

The crash happened on the southbound side of the motorway near Leyland and Standish, near the Charnock Richard services, at around 9.33pm last night (Sunday).

Lancashire Police said just minutes before the crash, a car, believed to be a Vauxhall Astra, was reported to have been 'travelling in the wrong direction' on the motorway.

A Vauxhall Astra and a Toyota Corolla then collided on the southbound carriageway.

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Tragically, the driver of the Astra - a man aged in his 50s - died on the scene.

The driver and passenger of the Corolla, both men aged in their 40s, were rushed to hospital with serious inju

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