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| A road has reopened after six people were killed in a crash between a car and a lorry in Leicestershire. | A road has reopened after six people were killed in a crash between a car and a lorry in Leicestershire. |
| A Ford Mondeo and the lorry collided on the A607 between Kirby Bellars and Melton Mowbray at about 0155 BST. | A Ford Mondeo and the lorry collided on the A607 between Kirby Bellars and Melton Mowbray at about 0155 BST. |
| The Mondeo's driver was confirmed as a 23-year-old local man. The passengers were two men aged 18 and 19, a woman, 18, and two 19-year-old women. | |
| The lorry driver, 48, from Melton Mowbray, was taken to hospital with chest injuries. | The lorry driver, 48, from Melton Mowbray, was taken to hospital with chest injuries. |
| The bodies and vehicles were removed from the scene at about 1600 BST. The road reopened at 1840 BST. | The bodies and vehicles were removed from the scene at about 1600 BST. The road reopened at 1840 BST. |
| The lorry driver, who works for a firm at Grantham, Lincolnshire, was initially arrested in connection with the incident but has now been released. Police said there would be no further action. | The lorry driver, who works for a firm at Grantham, Lincolnshire, was initially arrested in connection with the incident but has now been released. Police said there would be no further action. |
| Sgt Simon Adkin, of Leicestershire Police, said: "We are still trying to establish their identities, but it is 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 is believed the six young people were from the Leicester area. |
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| "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 left the scene at about 1600 BST. The vehicles were moved from the road soon after. | 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." |
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| The road has been closed and police have put diversions in place |