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Two teenagers dead after car falls off bridge and crashes into minibus on motorway
Police said 4 minibus occupants were hospitalized and witnesses with dashcam footage are asked to help investigators.
- On Friday, two teenagers died after their car left a bridge on Gilmorton Lane and collided with a minibus on the M1 near junction 20 in Leicestershire, police said.
- The blue car reportedly veered off the road bridge above the carriageway, striking a white Fiat Ducato minibus traveling southbound; Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service and East Midlands Ambulance Service responded to the scene.
- Both teenagers were declared dead at the scene, while four minibus occupants were hospitalized; three women remain in care with "non-life-threatening injuries," police said.
- Leicestershire Police continue forensic investigations at the scene and urged anyone with dashcam footage to contact them on 101 quoting incident number 308 of April 10th.
- Traffic faced significant delays on Friday, with further disruptions expected as the road remains closed. "The road is likely to remain closed for a number of hours yet while forensic work continues," police said.
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