POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision on New Year’s Eve.

Cheshire police were called to a report of a serious collision on the M56 near Hapsford at about 7.15pm on December 31.

A pedestrian was fatally injured after being struck by a vehicle on the carriageway.

The casualty, who is a man from the Ukraine, died at the scene as a result of the collision.

Police are now liaising with Ukrainian authorities to allow formal identification of the deceased to take place.

No arrests were made following the incident. The carriageway was closed for three hours for scene examination.

Any witnesses to the collision should call Cheshire Constabulary on 101, quoting incident 660 of 31/12/11.