A MAN has died of injuries he sustained in a serious collision on the M6 almost two weeks ago.

Police were called around 3pm on Wednesday, January 16 after receiving reports of a number of collisions close to Junction 35.

A BMW travelling northbound had been involved in a collision with the central barrier.

Police say the driver, a 34-year-old man from Blackburn, got out of the vehicle and crossed the carriageway, standing behind a barrier on the hard shoulder

A Skoda Octavia, also travelling northbound, was then involved in a collision with the driver of the BMW.

The 34-year-old man suffered a serious head injury, fractures to the upper body and internal injuries. He was taken by Air Ambulance to Royal Preston Hospital. He died of his injuries on Sunday.

The driver of the Skoda, a 41-year-old man from Edinburgh, was not injured.

Eight other vehicles were also involved in collisions around the time of the incident on the northbound carriageway. A second collision, involving five vehicles on the southbound carriageway, took place around 3pm. No serious injuries were reported and the road re-opened a short time later.

The M6 was closed northbound for six hours while accident investigators attended the scene and vehicles were recovered.

Police are continuing to appeal for information following the incident, including dashboard mounted camera footage of the collisions.