The driver had been travelling on the M61 when he fell ill
A man has tragically died after suffering a medical episode at the wheel before crashing into a central reservation barrier.
He's understood to have fallen ill before his vehicle collided with the central reservation of the busy motorway. Despite the best efforts of paramedics, he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.No further details about the man's age or identity have been revealed at this stage. No more details about the nature of the medical episode have been confirmed.
Emergency services were scrambled to the scene of the crash, and traffic officers were also in attendance.
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