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| Six young people have died in a crash between a car and a lorry in the early hours of the morning in Leicestershire. | Six young people have died in a 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, police said. |
| The six people in the Ford Mondeo, all believed to be young, died at the scene. The lorry driver, a 48-year-old man, was taken to hospital. | The six people in the Ford Mondeo, all believed to be young, died at the scene. The lorry driver, a 48-year-old man, was taken to hospital. |
| The road has been closed while an investigation is carried out. Police have put local diversions in place. | The road has been closed while an investigation is carried out. Police have put local diversions in place. |
| Police said the lorry driver was arrested but later released without charge. | Police said the lorry driver was arrested but later released without charge. |
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| Sgt Simon Atkin 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 Atkin 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. |
| 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." |