This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7498984.stm

The article has changed 15 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 13 Version 14
Six dead as lorry and car crash Six dead as lorry and car crash
(about 2 hours later)
Six young people have died in a crash between a car and a lorry in the early hours of the morning in Leicestershire. Six people, including four teenagers, have been killed in a head-on crash between a car and a lorry in the early hours of the morning in Leicestershire.
A Ford Mondeo and the lorry collided on the A607 between Kirby Bellars and Melton Mowbray, police said. A Ford Mondeo and the lorry collided on the A607 between Kirby Bellars and Melton Mowbray.
The Mondeo's driver was confirmed as a 23-year-old local man. The passengers were an 18-year-old man, two women aged 18 and 19 and another man and a woman. The Mondeo's driver was confirmed as a 23-year-old local man. The passengers were two men aged 18 and 19, two women aged 18 and 19 and another woman.
The lorry driver, 48, was taken to hospital with chest injuries. The road has been closed for an investigation. The lorry driver, 48, was taken to hospital with chest injuries.
Police have put local diversions in place. The lorry driver lives in Melton Mowbray, but works for a firm at Grantham, Lincolnshire.
The lorry driver, who is from Melton Mowbray but works for a firm at Grantham in Lincolnshire, was arrested but later released without charge. He was initially arrested in connection with the incident but has now been released. Police said there will be no further action.
Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory.Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory.
Sgt Simon Adkin, of Leicestershire Police, said: "We are still trying to establish their identities, but it believed the six young people were from the Leicester area.Sgt Simon Adkin, of Leicestershire Police, said: "We are still trying to establish their identities, but it believed the six young people were from the Leicester area.
"A full investigation is taking place but the road is expected to be closed most of the day.""A full investigation is taking place but the road is expected to be closed most of the day."
Officers were called to the scene about one mile (1.6km) south of Melton town centre at 0154 BST.Officers were called to the scene about one mile (1.6km) south of Melton town centre at 0154 BST.
The car was travelling along the A607 towards Leicester when the accident took place.The car was travelling along the A607 towards Leicester when the accident took place.
Emergency crews were unable to remove the bodies during the morning but ambulances drove to the scene shortly after 1300 BST. Emergency crews were unable to remove the bodies during the morning but ambulances left the scene at about 1600 BST. The vehicles were moved from the road soon after.
Joy Catlin, 47, who lives in the nearby village of Asfordby and can see the Kirby Bellars stretch of the A607 from her house, said: "There are a number of really bad bends along that road.Joy Catlin, 47, who lives in the nearby village of Asfordby and can see the Kirby Bellars stretch of the A607 from her house, said: "There are a number of really bad bends along that road.
"If you don't know the road well, it's difficult to drive. There's an S-bend, followed by another bend - it's really bad.""If you don't know the road well, it's difficult to drive. There's an S-bend, followed by another bend - it's really bad."