Appeal for information following incident on M56 motorway

Police investigating the death of a 60-year-old woman on the M56 motorway near Warrington are appealing for information, witnesses video footage.

At around 8.24pm on Friday 4 October, officers responded to an incident between junctions 10 and junctions 11 on the M56 motorway near to Warrington.

Officers attended the scene and found that a 60-year-old woman from Northwich had fallen from a bridge above the carriageway and had been struck by a number of vehicles.

Sadly, the woman died at the scene. 

Her next of kin have been informed and are currently being supported by specialist family liaison officers.

An investigation into how the woman came to be on the bridge remains ongoing and officers are appealing to anyone who may have been between junctions 10 and junctions 11 of the M56 between 8.15pm and 8.30pm on Friday 5 October and may have witnessed the incident, or has any dashcam footage, to come forward.

Officers are also urging any motorists who were travelling on the westbound carriageway who believe they may have hit the pedestrian to get in touch.

Sergeant Simon Degg, of the Constabulary's Roads and Crime Unit, said:

"Our enquiries into how the pedestrian came to be on the A49 overbridge remain ongoing, and we are asking any motorists who were travelling on the M56 between junction 10 and 11 for Warrington and may have witnessed the incident, or captured it on dashcam, to please get in touch.

"I would also urge any motorists who were on the westbound side of the carriageway at around the time of the incident or immediately after it occurred and who believe they may have struck the pedestrian to also contact us."

Anyone with any information or dashcam footage relating to this incident is asked to contact Cheshire Police via the website or on 101 quoting IML-1933032.

Alternatively information can be given anonymously by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.