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Six young people have died in a crash between a car and a lorry in the early hours of the morning in Leicestershire.Six young 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.
The six people in the Mondeo, all believed to be young, died at the scene. The lorry driver, 48, was taken to hospital with chest injuries.The six people in the Mondeo, all believed to be young, died at the scene. The lorry driver, 48, was taken to hospital with chest injuries.
The road has been closed while an investigation is carried out. Police have put local diversions in place.The road has been closed while an investigation is carried out. Police have put local diversions in place.
The lorry driver, who is from Melton Mowbray but works for a frim at Grantham in Lincolnshire, was arrested but later released without charge.The lorry driver, who is from Melton Mowbray but works for a frim at Grantham in Lincolnshire, was arrested but later released without charge.
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Sgt Simon Adkin of Leicestershire Police said: "We are still trying to establish their identities, but it believed the six young people were from the Leicester area.Sgt Simon Adkin of Leicestershire Police said: "We are still trying to establish their identities, but it believed the six young people were from the Leicester area.
"A full investigation is taking place but the road is expected to be closed most of the day.""A full investigation is taking place but the road is expected to be closed most of the day."
Officers were called to the scene about one mile (1.6km) south of Melton town centre at 0154 BST.Officers were called to the scene about one mile (1.6km) south of Melton town centre at 0154 BST.
The car was travelling along the A607 towards Leicester when the accident took place.The car was travelling along the A607 towards Leicester when the accident took place.
Joy Catlin, 47, who lives in the nearby village of Asfordby and can see the Kirby Bellars stretch of the A607 from her house, said: "There are a number of really bad bends along that road.Joy Catlin, 47, who lives in the nearby village of Asfordby and can see the Kirby Bellars stretch of the A607 from her house, said: "There are a number of really bad bends along that road.
"If you don't know the road well, it's difficult to drive. There's an S-bend, followed by another bend - it's really bad.""If you don't know the road well, it's difficult to drive. There's an S-bend, followed by another bend - it's really bad."