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Brighton man dies driving car wrong way down motorway
3:28pm Monday 25th May 2009
A man who died after driving his car the wrong way down the M6 was from Brighton, police have said.
Three other people also died in the accident which happened at just before 6am yesterday.
Update, Tuesday May 26 - Driver named, click here for more
The 27-year-old was driving alone in a silver Ford Fusion on the M6 southbound near Walsall when he collided with a car coming the opposite way.
Three men from London in the second car, a silver Peugeot 406, were killed.
Two were 27 and the third was 18.
A 23-year-old passenger, also from London, survived and is in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
All four were confirmed dead at the scene, near to the M5 interchange.
None have yet been named.
Traffic was diverted from the scene of the collision for more than seven hours yesterday as the road was closed between junctions eight and seven.
Police said the Ford Fusion was travelling along the motorway in the wrong direction when the crash happened.
A spokesman for the Highways Agency said: "One of the cars was travelling northbound on the southbound carriageway.
“We don't know how it happened, it is subject to a police investigation."
He said motorists were alerted to the crash with electronic signs and diverted onto the M5 motorway.
Ch Insp Baljeet Sidhu, from the Central Motorway Police Group, said: "This is a horrific collision which most tragically involved four fatalities.
"We would urge anyone with information travelling on that stretch of motorway at the time to come forward. They may hold vital information to assist with the inquiry."
Anyone with information should should call 0121 626 1285.
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m., nr lewes says...
4:41pm Mon 25 May 09
bibble wrote:Oh do shut up. If you dont have any useful to say,dont say it at all.
Isn't it odd how CCTV cameras can follow an apparent peace protestor, but when it comes to driving the wrong way down a motorway the explanation is "We don't know how it happened".
mackieaj, Godalming says...
5:04pm Mon 25 May 09
Granny, Brighton says...
5:51pm Mon 25 May 09
TheInsider, Brighton says...
7:22pm Mon 25 May 09
SimonS, Hailsham says...
7:55pm Mon 25 May 09
VoiceofUnreason, Uckfield says...
8:28pm Mon 25 May 09
kkj, Brighton says...
9:22pm Mon 25 May 09
bibble wrote:And your point is...?
Isn't it odd how CCTV cameras can follow an apparent peace protestor, but when it comes to driving the wrong way down a motorway the explanation is "We don't know how it happened".
dr-dougal, magic roundabout says...
10:01pm Mon 25 May 09
RIP all.
Variable, Brighton says...
10:14pm Mon 25 May 09
Guerrero, Alicante says...
10:50pm Mon 25 May 09
I suspect that motorway cameras will have quite a lot of it captured as evdence.
Why that person was driving the wrong way down a motorway may take some unravelling.
Sometimes points scoring against the government,police,jo
urnalists...whoever.
Goes out of the window.People died.Have some respect eh?
peebee9, Crawley says...
11:24pm Mon 25 May 09
peebee9, Crawley says...
11:24pm Mon 25 May 09
smalltowngirl, Seaford says...
8:18am Tue 26 May 09
RIP all.
davyboy, abingdon, oxon says...
2:32pm Tue 26 May 09
dr-dougal wrote:i think it is a valid point too. in fact, one of bibbles only valid points.
I think bibble makes a completly valid point...... there are loads of cams on motorways......
RIP all.
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bibble, London (but visit Brighton regularly) says...
3:56pm Mon 25 May 09