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Cops have urged anyone with information to come forward immediately
Two men who died in a horror crash on the M62 involving two lorries were Ryanair pilots heading to an airport.
Captain Matt Greenhalgh, 28, and senior first officer Jamie Fernandes, 24, were in a taxi when the collision happened near Warrington on Thursday morning.
Senior First Officer Jamie Fernandes, 24, died in the horror crashCredit: UKNIP
Matt Greenhalgh, 28, was also killedCredit: Highways England
The incident occurred on the morning of 11 July, just after 5:30am, on the westbound carriageway between junction seven and eight.
The two pilots were heading to Liverpool Airport when their car was involved with a collision with two lorries.
Both men died at the scene and their next of kin are being supported by specialist officers from Cheshire Police.
The driver of the taxi was rushed to hospital with serious injuries and remains there, cops said.
Cheshire Police said the driver of one of the two lorries, a 61-year-old man, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Cops have urged anyone with information to come forward immediately.