A 21-YEAR-OLD woman from Abergavenny is one of five being questioned after a fatal crash which killed wo on the M6 in Lancashire.

An Audi A4 car travelling northbound on the M6 had been involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Vectra car.

The Vauxhall then collided with a Volkswagen Transporter, which in turn collided with a Citroen CX Athena.

Emergency services attended and the driver of the Vauxhall, 58-year-old Patricia Howard from Lancaster, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

Her husband David Howard, 57, a passenger in the Vauxhall was taken to Royal Preston Hospital, but sadly died a short time later.

The occupants of an Audi A4 made off from the scene and five people were later arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

The crash happened near junction 31A northbound just before 10pm on Sunday, November 11.

Lancashire Police are questioning two men, aged 22 and 24, from Wakefield, a 21-year-old woman from Abergavenny and a 24-year-old man from Ossett, West Yorkshire.

Police added an 18-year-old, who was also arrested, was taken to hospital with a broken arm.

The driver of the Volkswagen, a 47-year-old man from Ulverston and the driver of the Citroen, a 70-year-old man from Galgate, were not injured.

The M6 was closed for more than six hours, and police are asking anyone with any information to come forward.

A spokesman said: "Anyone with information can contact Sgt Dave Hurst on email 2856@lancashire.pnn.police.uk or police on 101 quoting log reference 1407 of November 11."