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| Football fans killed in M1 crash | Football fans killed in M1 crash |
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| Three men have been killed in a motorway crash on their way home from watching the England football team beat Kazakhstan at Wembley. | Three men have been killed in a motorway crash on their way home from watching the England football team beat Kazakhstan at Wembley. |
| The men were in a silver Ford Mondeo which left the M1 in South Yorkshire on Saturday night. The car went over a barrier and hit a road sign. | The men were in a silver Ford Mondeo which left the M1 in South Yorkshire on Saturday night. The car went over a barrier and hit a road sign. |
| Police said the men, aged 21, 23 and 25, were from Bradford, West Yorkshire. | Police said the men, aged 21, 23 and 25, were from Bradford, West Yorkshire. |
| The crash happened at 2140 BST on the northbound carriageway near junction 32, the exit slip road for the M18. | The crash happened at 2140 BST on the northbound carriageway near junction 32, the exit slip road for the M18. |
| South Yorkshire Police said the car was travelling in the fast lane before it moved across the motorway to the hard shoulder, where it went over a barrier and struck a road sign. | |
| It is not yet known who was driving the car. | |
| "An investigation is under way to establish the cause of the crash," the spokesman said. | |
| Police said relatives of the men had been informed but their names have not been released. | |
| Anyone who saw the collision is asked to contact South Yorkshire Police. |