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| Brogborough car and lorry collision leaves three dead | |
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| Three people have been killed in a crash between a car and a lorry on a road in Bedfordshire. | Three people have been killed in a crash between a car and a lorry on a road in Bedfordshire. |
| They were pronounced dead at the scene and two men were taken to hospital, police said. | |
| The crash happened on the Bedford Road, the former A421 leading to the M1 motorway, near Brogborough just after midnight. | The crash happened on the Bedford Road, the former A421 leading to the M1 motorway, near Brogborough just after midnight. |
| The road remains closed between Brogborough and Marston Moretaine as investigations into the crash continue. | |
| One of the two casualties taken to hospital was later discharged and the other has serious but not life threatening injuries, police said. | |
| Roads in the area are likely to remain closed until the evening, the force said. | |
| BBC reporter Paul Scoins at the scene | |
| The crash wreckage remains on the road, where the lorry is visibly smoking. | |
| An array of emergency vehicles surround it and there looks to be a tent over the car. | |
| Police said the bodies would be removed after a full forensic examination had been completed. | |
| Officers are directing vehicles around diversion routes, including the new A421 dual carriageway, following the crash at the junction of the Bedford Road and Sheeptick End. |