Six men have been arrested on suspicion of assault yesterday after an incident where a man fell from a minibus on the M6 near Lancaster.

It happened at around 1.50pm when it was reported that a man had fallen onto the carriageway from the minibus travelling northbound between Junction 33 and 34, near Lancaster University.

He suffered a serious head injury and was taken to Royal Preston Hospital for treatment. His condition was described as stable.

Six men inside the vehicle were later arrested by police on suspicion of assault and are currently in custody.

The motorway was closed for several hours while emergency services attended the scene.

Detectives are appealing for witnesses following the incident and are urging anyone with dashboard mounted camera footage to contact police.

Detective Inspector Bev Mason, of Lancaster CID, said: "We are at the very early stages of our investigation and want to establish what has caused this man to fall from the vehicle.

"While we have made a number of arrests, we are appealing to anyone who saw what happened, or who has dashcam footage of the incident, to contact us.

"If you saw anything unusual which may help with our enquiries, call police."

Anyone with information can contact police on 101 quoting log reference 0736 of September 3.