Topic: Family die in crash blaze on M6

[pat]

A family of five, three of them children, were killed when their car caught fire in a collision on the M6 in Cheshire.

Three lorries and two cars were involved in the crash between Junction 16 at Barthomley and Junction 17 for Sandbach at about 2240 BST.

another very sad story.....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7681240.stm

[Debs]

its now a family of 6  :'( 
what a sad sad story........ a portuguese driver is going to be interviewed through an interpreter........ suspected of dangerous driving


i have never understood how If you are in a foreign country but cant speak their language how on earth can you read the traffic signs?? warnings or otherwise??? that goes for us going there or them coming here??

[Al]

its now a family of 6  :'( 
what a sad sad story........ a portuguese driver is going to be interviewed through an interpreter........ suspected of dangerous driving


i have never understood how If you are in a foreign country but cant speak their language how on earth can you read the traffic signs?? warnings or otherwise??? that goes for us going there or them coming here??

I've driven across much of Europe, without being able to speak the lingo. I have managed quite well. Millions do the same every day. I very much doubt this chaps English had anything what-so-ever to do with the crash, the interpretor will just be to help him make sure everything he says is what he means, which seems the right thing in my book given the circumstances.

[pat]

a few years ago i drove in Portugal,i didn't have any prob with the road signs.
or driving on the other side off the road....

[pat]

M6 family death toll rises to six

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7681240.stm

[Debs]

M6 family death toll rises to six

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7681240.stm

you didnt read my post then pat???  i said it had gone to a family of 6

their poor families must be absolutly gutted.....gutted ..all wiped out just like that  :'(

[Silverthreads]

You can't begin to imagine what the family are going through. To lose one member is devastating, let alone 6.

[Rosebud]

It's so sad, the baby was only 10 weeks old. at least they have all gone together my they rest in peace.

[Debs]

It's so sad, the baby was only 10 weeks old. at least they have all gone together my they rest in peace.

yes all at once and hopefully it was quick for them all

[Rosebud]

I would say so, Unfortunately for me i had family members My Auntie's Father, Mother and 7 years old son die in the same way, police said the impact would have killed them instantly  :'( it's such a hard thing to take in, as you never get to see them and say goodbye, it took my auntie years to get over it.

[Debs]

it took my auntie years to get over it.

  if indeed she ever did  :'(

[Rosebud]

She got a job working in a funeral parlor in the end, i think i helped her get over not ever seeing them before the cremation

[pat]

HGV Driver Charged Over M6 Deaths

Paulo Jorge Nogueira da Silva, 46, will appear before magistrates later.

Six family members were killed in the crash - including a 10-week-old baby.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/M6-Crash-Tragedy-Portuguese-Lorry-Driver-Paulo-Jorge-Nogueira-Da-Silva-Charged/Article/200810415127239?lpos=Home_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15127239_M6_Crash_Tragedy%3A_Portuguese_Lorry_Driver_Paulo_Jorge_Nogueira_Da_Silva_Charged

[pat]

First Pictures Of Crash Victims

Pictures of six family members killed in a horrific car crash on the M6 motorway - including a 10-week-old baby - have been released.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/M6-Horror-Crash-In-Cheshire-First-Pictures-Released-Of-Mason-Statham-From-Llandudno/Article/200810415126245?lpos=UK_News_Third_UK_News_Article_Teaser_Region__7&lid=ARTICLE_15126245_M6_Horror_Crash_In_Cheshire%3A_First_Pictures_Released_Of_Mason_Statham_From_Llandudno