David Lalgee, 64, a popular church pastor from Tameside, acted heroically to sacrifice himself and save his wife, Jo, by swerving the car he was driving so that he took the brunt of the impact.
The M60 was closed in both directions following an incident involving four lorries and four cars - which left silver beer barrels littered across multiple lanes.
David Lalgee, 64, died following a crash on the M60 which saw a lorry cross the central reservation and go into the embankment, before hitting six vehicles.
David Lalgee, 64, died following a devastating crash on the M60 near Manchester when a HGV blasted through the central reservation and ploughed into four cars on Thursday evening.