LONDON, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Five people have died in a collision between a car and a lorry on the M6 near Stoke in Staffordshire, northwest England, police said on Wednesday.
The accident occurred on the southbound carriage between junction 15 for Stoke-on-Trent and junction 14 for Stafford.
"We are appealing for information following a fatal road traffic collision on the M6 in which five people have died and one person is critically injured," said the Staffordshire Police.
The collision took place around 4:30 am (GMT 0330) and a detailed investigation has begun, the police added.