Man fighting for his life after falling from M6 bridge

Lancashire Police have said that at around 9.35pm on Friday (April 3), a man fell from a bridge on the southbound carriageway at Junction 27 for Charnock Richard.

The man was struck by a heavy goods vehicle before he was struck by a second vehicle, a Vauxhall Adam.

The man was taken to hospital where he remains in a life-threatening condition.

The drivers of the heavy goods vehicle and Vauxhall both stopped at the scene and are being treated as witnesses to the incident, with no arrests made so far.

Due to contact Lancashire Police had with the man earlier in the day, the force has voluntarily referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct as is standard practice in these circumstances.

The motorway was closed in both directions overnight before reopening this morning.

Now, police are appealing for any other witnesses to come forward as police investigate the incident.

Anyone who was driving in the area at the time and saw anything which could help the police investigation or has any dashcam footage is urged to contact police as soon as possible.

Members of the public can do this by emailing sciu@lancashire.police.uk or calling 101 and quoting log 1271 of 3rd April 2026.