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| Separate crashes on A417 near Gloucester kill three people | Separate crashes on A417 near Gloucester kill three people |
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| Three people have been killed in two separate crashes on a commuter route in Gloucestershire. | Three people have been killed in two separate crashes on a commuter route in Gloucestershire. |
| A 54-year-old man from Cheltenham died in a crash involving a lorry and a car on the A417 Crickley Hill at about 03:10 GMT, police said. | A 54-year-old man from Cheltenham died in a crash involving a lorry and a car on the A417 Crickley Hill at about 03:10 GMT, police said. |
| Two women were killed when a car they were in collided with an HGV on the same road near the B4070 junction at about 11:35 GMT. | |
| Both lorry drivers were uninjured, police added. | Both lorry drivers were uninjured, police added. |
| The A417 which was earlier closed from the A46 to the Air Balloon roundabout has now been re-opened. | The A417 which was earlier closed from the A46 to the Air Balloon roundabout has now been re-opened. |
| It remains closed between the Air Balloon roundabout and the Cowley roundabout. | It remains closed between the Air Balloon roundabout and the Cowley roundabout. |
| The route connects the M4 and the M5, between Gloucester and Swindon, and is used by about 30,000 vehicles each day. | The route connects the M4 and the M5, between Gloucester and Swindon, and is used by about 30,000 vehicles each day. |
| Gloucestershire Police said the driver of a Ford Focus died in a head-on collision with an HGV near Little Witcombe, in the first crash. | Gloucestershire Police said the driver of a Ford Focus died in a head-on collision with an HGV near Little Witcombe, in the first crash. |
| He was pronounced dead at the scene. | He was pronounced dead at the scene. |
| Police said the road was likely to remain closed for several hours. | Police said the road was likely to remain closed for several hours. |