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| Six dead as lorry and car crash | |
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| Six people have died in a crash between a car and a lorry in the early hours of the morning in Leicestershire. | Six people have died in a crash between a car and a lorry in the early hours of the morning in Leicestershire. |
| A Ford Mondeo and the lorry collided on the A607 between Kirby Bellars and Melton Mowbray, police said. | A Ford Mondeo and the lorry collided on the A607 between Kirby Bellars and Melton Mowbray, police said. |
| Six people in the Ford Mondeo were killed. The lorry driver, a 48-year-old man, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. | Six people in the Ford Mondeo were killed. The lorry driver, a 48-year-old man, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. |
| The road has been closed while an investigation is carried out. Police have put local diversions in place. | |
| Police said they were called to the scene about one mile (1.6km) south of Melton town centre at 0154 BST. | Police said they were called to the scene about one mile (1.6km) south of Melton town centre at 0154 BST. |
| They said the six people who died in the crash were all believed to be young, but no ages have been released. | They said the six people who died in the crash were all believed to be young, but no ages have been released. |
| A section of the A607 around the accident site is expected to remain closed for most of the day. | A section of the A607 around the accident site is expected to remain closed for most of the day. |