t 4.44am today (Friday 13 November) we were called to reports of a collision at junction four of the motorway.

Officers responded to initial reports of two collisions involving two horses and two Skoda vehicles.

Initial enquiries have led officers to understand that a Blue Skoda Octavia was in collision with one horse, and a blue Skoda Superb was in collision with a second horse who were loose in the carriageway.

Following the collision involving the Skoda vehicles, a second collision has occurred involving a Vauxhall Nivara and one of the horses.The driver of Skoda Superb, a 50-year-old man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.His family has been informed, and our thoughts are with them at this time.

The driver of a Skoda Octavia and Vauxhall Nivara suffered injuries that are not believed to be life threatening.Both horses also died at the scene.

We are now asking for any witnesses, who have not yet spoken to police to come forward, and anyone with dashcam footage to share it.