Overview

• An unknown object struck 31-year-old welder Jake Gray’s windscreen at about 6:15 am on May 29 between junctions 10 and 11, causing a fractured skull and multiple stitches.
• Cheshire Police have launched a full investigation and are asking anyone with dashcam footage or eyewitness accounts from the M56 that morning to come forward.
• Gray has obtained footage of a lorry and two vans securing loads on the opposite carriageway and is urging those drivers to help pinpoint the debris’s origin.
• National Highways highlighted its regular motorway inspections and debris-removal regime and has scheduled a sweep of the affected M56 section at the end of June.
• The incident underscores broader road-safety concerns over load security and the importance of vigilant maintenance to prevent flying debris hazards.