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| Arrest after Stoke-on-Trent double fatal crash | Arrest after Stoke-on-Trent double fatal crash |
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| A car driver has been arrested after a collision involving a taxi which claimed the lives of two men and left another seriously injured. | A car driver has been arrested after a collision involving a taxi which claimed the lives of two men and left another seriously injured. |
| The taxi driver was confirmed dead at the scene after the incident on Victoria Road in the area of Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, early on Saturday. | The taxi driver was confirmed dead at the scene after the incident on Victoria Road in the area of Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, early on Saturday. |
| A passenger in the taxi who was taken to hospital died while another was said to be in a critical condition. | A passenger in the taxi who was taken to hospital died while another was said to be in a critical condition. |
| A man who was driving a blue Jaguar XK8 was held by Staffordshire Police. | A man who was driving a blue Jaguar XK8 was held by Staffordshire Police. |
| Roof removed | Roof removed |
| The collision at 0105 BST involved the Jaguar travelling from the direction of Hanley towards Fenton and the grey Skoda Octavia taxi going the other way. | |
| The passenger in the taxi who died was confirmed dead shortly after arriving at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, the ambulance service said. | The passenger in the taxi who died was confirmed dead shortly after arriving at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, the ambulance service said. |
| The man said to be in a critical condition at the same hospital, who is in his 20s, suffered abdominal injuries and a fractured ankle. | The man said to be in a critical condition at the same hospital, who is in his 20s, suffered abdominal injuries and a fractured ankle. |
| Crews worked with the fire service at the scene to get him out of the taxi by removing the roof, the ambulance service said. | Crews worked with the fire service at the scene to get him out of the taxi by removing the roof, the ambulance service said. |