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| Five crash victims are identified | Five crash victims are identified |
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| Police have identified five of the six young people who died in a head-on crash in Leicestershire. | Police have identified five of the six young people who died in a head-on crash in Leicestershire. |
| The six victims died in the early hours of Thursday near Melton Mowbray after a Ford Mondeo collided with a lorry. | The six victims died in the early hours of Thursday near Melton Mowbray after a Ford Mondeo collided with a lorry. |
| The driver of the Mondeo, Richard Bolton, 23, of Beaumont Leys, died along with Christopher Worrad, 18, and Emily Rose Curnock, 18, of Enderby. | The driver of the Mondeo, Richard Bolton, 23, of Beaumont Leys, died along with Christopher Worrad, 18, and Emily Rose Curnock, 18, of Enderby. |
| Luke Whittle, 19, of Enderby and Carly Ann Arrindell, 18, of Glen Parva, also died in the crash. | Luke Whittle, 19, of Enderby and Carly Ann Arrindell, 18, of Glen Parva, also died in the crash. |
| A front seat passenger, a 19-year-old woman, has not yet been formally identified. | A front seat passenger, a 19-year-old woman, has not yet been formally identified. |
| Post-mortem examinations | Post-mortem examinations |
| Police have described the accident as one of the worst they have ever seen. | Police have described the accident as one of the worst they have ever seen. |
| Crash investigators are continuing to look at the circumstances around the accident. | Crash investigators are continuing to look at the circumstances around the accident. |
| The vehicles will be examined for cluesPictures of Christopher Worrad and Carly Ann Arrindell were published on a tribute website, along with comments from friends. | |
| Mr Worrad's brother Scott said on the web page: "You and Chris were made for each other and we bonded very well. You both mean everything to me and I would do anything to have u both back. | |
| "He never hurt anyone and was loved dearly by many. Chris is my brother and I cannot believe he is gone already." | |
| The bodies were removed from the wreckage and the vehicles taken from the crash site on the A607 on Thursday afternoon. | The bodies were removed from the wreckage and the vehicles taken from the crash site on the A607 on Thursday afternoon. |
| The driver of the articulated lorry involved in the crash, a 48-year-old man from the Melton area, was treated at the Leicester Royal Infirmary after complaining of chest pains. | The driver of the articulated lorry involved in the crash, a 48-year-old man from the Melton area, was treated at the Leicester Royal Infirmary after complaining of chest pains. |
| The Mondeo was travelling towards Leicester and was about a mile from Melton Mowbray town centre when the crash happened at 0157 BST on Thursday. | The Mondeo was travelling towards Leicester and was about a mile from Melton Mowbray town centre when the crash happened at 0157 BST on Thursday. |
| Police said post-mortem examinations would take place but an exact time has not been released. | Police said post-mortem examinations would take place but an exact time has not been released. |