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Two boys held over driver's death | Two boys held over driver's death |
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Murder detectives have been given more time to question two teenagers over the death of a lorry driver who collided into a crash barrier in Northants. | Murder detectives have been given more time to question two teenagers over the death of a lorry driver who collided into a crash barrier in Northants. |
Laurence Leonard McCourt, 68, from Sandwell, West Midlands, died on the A45 after an object was thrown from a bridge on Friday. | |
A 14-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of murder, will be held for a further eight hours. | |
A third boy, aged 16, has been released without charge. | A third boy, aged 16, has been released without charge. |
Officers found debris in the cab of the lorry after Mr McCourt crashed on the A45 between Doddington and Wellingborough early on Friday morning. | |
Police said the debris may have been thrown from a bridge as the lorry passed underneath heading east. | Police said the debris may have been thrown from a bridge as the lorry passed underneath heading east. |
A post-mortem examination has established that the driver died as a result of impact injuries caused by building materials. | A post-mortem examination has established that the driver died as a result of impact injuries caused by building materials. |
Officers earlier appealed for drivers who may have seen anyone on the bridge at about 0400 BST to contact them. | Officers earlier appealed for drivers who may have seen anyone on the bridge at about 0400 BST to contact them. |
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