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| Two dead in 'wrong-way' crash on East Midlands M1 | Two dead in 'wrong-way' crash on East Midlands M1 |
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| Two people have died in a crash on the M1 reportedly involving a car travelling the wrong way along the carriageway. | Two people have died in a crash on the M1 reportedly involving a car travelling the wrong way along the carriageway. |
| The crash, near junction 24, happened at about 02:00 BST. | The crash, near junction 24, happened at about 02:00 BST. |
| An 87-year-old car driver and a 27-year-old van passenger were both pronounced dead at the scene. | An 87-year-old car driver and a 27-year-old van passenger were both pronounced dead at the scene. |
| Before the crash police had received reports of a car travelling the wrong way along the southbound carriageway, a spokesman said. | Before the crash police had received reports of a car travelling the wrong way along the southbound carriageway, a spokesman said. |
| The southbound carriageway and one lane of the northbound road are closed between junctions 25 and 24. | The southbound carriageway and one lane of the northbound road are closed between junctions 25 and 24. |
| The crash involved a blue Mazda Premacy and a white Ford Transit van, a police spokesman said. | The crash involved a blue Mazda Premacy and a white Ford Transit van, a police spokesman said. |
| Closures are expected to remain in place for most of the morning. | Closures are expected to remain in place for most of the morning. |
| Motorist Chris Prior, who was caught up in the traffic on his way from Mansfield to Wales, said he heard about the crash on the radio. | |
| "All routes around are gridlock. Should be in Newport in South Wales by now … but still 102 miles away," he said in a tweet. | |
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