A PEDESTRIAN has died following a crash involving three vehicles on the M56.
The incident happened on the M56 eastbound between junctions 12 (Runcorn) and 14 (Hapsford) in the early hours of today, Monday.
Police and paramedics were called to the scene at around 12.50am, where they found a collision involving a pedestrian and three cars – a black Dacia Duster, a red Kia Niro, and a black Ford Focus.
Despite the efforts of emergency services, the pedestrian, believed to be a 38-year-old man from Golborne, was pronounced dead at the scene.
His next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
The M56 eastbound was closed for several hours while officers investigated the scene and reopened at around 9.15am.
Detective Sergeant Russ Sime, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "This was a tragic incident, and our thoughts are with the family of the deceased.
"Enquiries to establish the full circumstances surrounding this collision are ongoing and as part of the investigation we are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or believes they may have seen the pedestrian on the motorway prior to the collision, to get in touch.
"The same goes for anyone with any dashcam footage which may aid our investigation."
Anyone with information is asked to contact Cheshire Police on 101 or via www.cheshire.police.uk/tell-us, quoting IML-2407733.
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