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| The identities of six people, killed in a head-on collision between two cars in Nottinghamshire, are now not expected to be released until Wednesday. | |
| Police believe they know the names of the crash victims but are having to identify them using dental records. | |
| Their details will not be released until post-mortem examinations have been completed. | |
| Four young people and a couple in their 60s died in the crash on Friday night on the A614 near Bilsthorpe. | |
| There was a constant stream of friends and relatives laying tributes to the deceased on Sunday. | There was a constant stream of friends and relatives laying tributes to the deceased on Sunday. |
| They went above and beyond what they are expected to do and displayed exemplary professionalism Supt Bruce Cameron | They went above and beyond what they are expected to do and displayed exemplary professionalism Supt Bruce Cameron |
| Jayne Allen, said the four young men had been on their way to pick up her son Jack, 18, when the accident happened. | Jayne Allen, said the four young men had been on their way to pick up her son Jack, 18, when the accident happened. |
| "My son was waiting for them and when they didn't arrive he sent texts but heard nothing. | "My son was waiting for them and when they didn't arrive he sent texts but heard nothing. |
| "It is just such a loss. My son and daughter are both in bits." | "It is just such a loss. My son and daughter are both in bits." |
| It is also understood the couple in the other car were from the Edwinstowe area and looking forward to the arrival of their fifth grandchild. | It is also understood the couple in the other car were from the Edwinstowe area and looking forward to the arrival of their fifth grandchild. |
| The four young men had been on their way to pick up a friend | The four young men had been on their way to pick up a friend |
| The vehicles burst into flames on impact but two police officers were praised for trying to pull victims out of their cars. | The vehicles burst into flames on impact but two police officers were praised for trying to pull victims out of their cars. |
| Supt Bruce Cameron said the vehicles, a Peugeot 206 which contained the four men and a Ford Fiesta, were engulfed in a fireball after impact. | Supt Bruce Cameron said the vehicles, a Peugeot 206 which contained the four men and a Ford Fiesta, were engulfed in a fireball after impact. |
| The officers at the scene were on routine traffic patrol on Friday when they came across the collision at about 2300 GMT. | The officers at the scene were on routine traffic patrol on Friday when they came across the collision at about 2300 GMT. |
| Mr Cameron said they risked their lives in an attempt to pull people from the wreckage and managed to get a woman out of the Fiesta. | Mr Cameron said they risked their lives in an attempt to pull people from the wreckage and managed to get a woman out of the Fiesta. |
| "They pulled the woman out but she was already dead and the fire beat them down after that - it was a fireball, effectively. | "They pulled the woman out but she was already dead and the fire beat them down after that - it was a fireball, effectively. |
| "They had to call for extra help. It was a horrendous tragedy but their actions were extremely brave. | "They had to call for extra help. It was a horrendous tragedy but their actions were extremely brave. |
| "I spoke to a senior fire officer who said he couldn't believe what they did. They went above and beyond what they are expected to do and displayed exemplary professionalism." | "I spoke to a senior fire officer who said he couldn't believe what they did. They went above and beyond what they are expected to do and displayed exemplary professionalism." |
| 'Accident blackspot' | 'Accident blackspot' |
| Meanwhile, the officers who were first on the scene are to be offered counselling "if they want take it up", said Mr Cameron. | Meanwhile, the officers who were first on the scene are to be offered counselling "if they want take it up", said Mr Cameron. |
| Floral tributes have been left at the scene. | Floral tributes have been left at the scene. |
| Some locals have described the 60mph road as an accident blackspot. | Some locals have described the 60mph road as an accident blackspot. |
| Councillor Bruce Laughton, from Newark and Sherwood District Council, said he had been involved in campaigns to improve the stretch of road for six years. | Councillor Bruce Laughton, from Newark and Sherwood District Council, said he had been involved in campaigns to improve the stretch of road for six years. |
| But a police spokesman said the spot where the cars collided was well lit and neither ice nor rain were factors in the cause of the accident. | But a police spokesman said the spot where the cars collided was well lit and neither ice nor rain were factors in the cause of the accident. |
| Officers have appealed for witnesses to the crash to come forward. | Officers have appealed for witnesses to the crash to come forward. |