Two Ryanair pilots, 24 and 28, are killed on their way to the airport after their taxi collided with two lorries on the M62: Man, 61, is arrested for causing death by dangerous driving

Two Ryanair pilots have been named as victims of a crash involving a car and two lorries on the M62.

Captain Matt Greenhalgh, 28 and Senior First Officer Jamie Fernandes, 24 were travelling to Liverpool airport by taxi when the collision occurred at around 5.30am on Thursday morning.

Both men died at the scene of the incident between Junctions 7 and 8 on the westbound carriage of the transpennine motorway. 

The car driver was rushed to hospital where he remains with serious injuries.

A driver of one of the two lorries, a 61-year-man, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving.

The victims' next of kin are receiving support from specialist officers. 

Anyone with information or dash camera footage should contact Cheshire police on 101 or via www.cheshire.police.uk//tell-us quoting IML 1867786.