Three children have died in a major crash which closed the M6 northbound carriageway at Staffordshire.
Two boys and a girl died in the crash, which took place just over an hour after two people were killed in a separate road collision near Basingstoke.
The M6 crash happened in the northbound lanes between junction 14 and 15 at about 11.25am.
The West Midlands Ambulance Service said that the two boys and one girl were pronounced dead at the scene.
"Crews arrived to find a single vehicle that had crashed and overturned," an ambulance spokesperson said.
The accident occurred on the M6 between junctions 14 and 15 "Three children that were travelling in the vehicle suffered serious injuries.
"Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of ambulance crews, nothing could be done to save the two boys and one girl, and they were confirmed dead at the scene."
Two women were also taken to University Hospital North Staffordshire in a stable condition following the accident.
The Highways Agency has confirmed that the weather at the time of the crash was fine and dry.
Motorists on the M6 northbound carriageway wait for the road to clear The motorway will remain closed in both directions for at least three hours while a recovery operation is in place.
Earlier on Christmas Day, officers were called to a collision on the B3349 Odiham Road near Basingstoke, Hampshire.
Two people in the car were pronounced dead, while a man, believed to be the driver of the vehicle, received medical treatment at the scene before being taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Road closures on the B3011 and the B3349 are expected to remain in place until mid-to-late afternoon.
:: Police are appealing for witnesses to the two fatal crashes to contact them by phoning 101.
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