POLICE are appealing for witnesses and video footage following a fatal collision on the M6 in Cheshire.

At 4.41pm yesterday (Tuesday, January 11) police were called to reports of a serious collision on the southbound carriageway between junction 17 to junction 16.

Officers attended the scene and found that a white HGV had collided with the central reservation.

Sadly the driver of the HGV, a man in his 60s, died at the scene. His next of kin have been informed.

There were no other vehicles involved in the incident.

Enquiries in relation to the incident are ongoing and officers are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision, or anyone with any CCTV or dashcam footage which may aid the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call Cheshire police on 101 quoting IML 1175380 or report via cheshire.police.uk/ro/report