Woman Dies After Being Struck On M56 Motorway Near Warrington

Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Monday, 7th October 2024, at 09:35hrs

A pedestrian a woman in her 60s was sadly found in the carriageway

A woman has sadly died after being hit by a number of vehicles on the M56.

Emergency Services rushed to the scene on the M56 near Warrington on Friday night.

Both sides of the carriageway were closed for several hours between junction 10 and junction 11, whilst investigators worked at the scene.

A spokesperson for Cheshire Police said:

“Officers attended the scene of a ‘serious’ incident at around 8.24pm on Friday (October 5) along the carriageway between junction 10 and junction 11.

Officers found on arrival that a pedestrian had sadly been ‘struck by a number of vehicles’.

The 60-year-old woman from Northwich died at the scene.

“Her next of kin have been informed and a casefile will be prepared for the coroner. 

“Both sides of carriageway were subsequently closed whilst officers dealt with the incident, with the junction itself remaining closed until 10.30am the following morning.”