M6 Warrington: Dangerous driving arrest after woman killed
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Police have confirmed a woman has died following the crash on the M6
A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a woman was struck on the M6, police have said.
The 52-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent was hit by a vehicle while walking along the M6 to M62 slip road in Cheshire in the early hours of Tuesday.
Cheshire Police confirmed a 47-year-old man from Preston had been arrested.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene at 01:14 GMT.
Part of the M6 was closed overnight northbound from junction 21 near Warrington to junction 22 at Newton, including junction 21a for the M62 Croft Interchange.
The motorway has now reopened, National Highways said.
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