POLICE have confirmed the name of a 56-year-old man who died following a collision during rush hour on the M6.

At around 6pm last Thursday (October 20), emergency services were called to a report of a single vehicle collision involving a Hyundai car on the M6 northbound near to junction 20 at Lymm.

Ronald Leach, of Haydock, died at the scene.

An inquest will be held into his death.

Any witnesses should call PC Colin Pover at the North West Motorway Police Group on 0845 458 0000 quoting incident 713 of October 20.