Driver charged after abandoned car causes M6 crash

No injuries were reported as a result of the collision, police said

A driver has been charged after an abandoned car left in a live motorway lane caused a coach crash, police have said.

Lancashire Police were called at about 01:13 BST on Sunday to the M6 southbound near junction 34 after a car had allegedly been "left unattended in a carriageway".

A Vauxhall Vectra was reportedly left unlit in lane one, resulting in a coach carrying passengers to collide with the vehicle.

A 44-year-old man from Oldbury, West Midlands, has been charged with failing to provide a specimen for analysis and driving a motor vehicle without a licence.

The driver was initially not found at the scene

Pictures, posted by Lancs Road Police on X, show the extent of the damage caused by the collision.

No injuries were reported and damage to the coach was minor, they said.

A driver was initially not found at the scene but was then located by the force's dog unit.

Police said enquiries were ongoing.