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| Tributes have been paid to four teenagers who were among six people killed in a head-on collision between two cars in Nottinghamshire. | Tributes have been paid to four teenagers who were among six people killed in a head-on collision between two cars in Nottinghamshire. |
| Josh Drinkwater, Tom Hudson, Ross Johnson and Jay Thompson - all believed to be in their late teens - died in the crash on Friday night on the A614. | Josh Drinkwater, Tom Hudson, Ross Johnson and Jay Thompson - all believed to be in their late teens - died in the crash on Friday night on the A614. |
| The accident, near Bilsthorpe, also claimed the lives of a couple in their 60s who have not yet been identified. | The accident, near Bilsthorpe, also claimed the lives of a couple in their 60s who have not yet been identified. |
| The boys' former head teacher said they were well-liked and respected. | The boys' former head teacher said they were well-liked and respected. |
| They were young men with everything to live for and will be fondly remembered by staff and students alike. John Loughton, head teacher, Joseph Whitaker School | They were young men with everything to live for and will be fondly remembered by staff and students alike. John Loughton, head teacher, Joseph Whitaker School |
| On Sunday there was a constant stream of friends and relatives laying tributes to those who died. | On Sunday there was a constant stream of friends and relatives laying tributes to those who died. |
| The boys were former pupils of Joseph Whitaker School in Rainworth. | The boys were former pupils of Joseph Whitaker School in Rainworth. |
| Head teacher John Loughton paid tribute to them in a statement. He said: "The news has devastated the school community. Josh, Tom, Ross and Jay were well-liked and respected in school. | Head teacher John Loughton paid tribute to them in a statement. He said: "The news has devastated the school community. Josh, Tom, Ross and Jay were well-liked and respected in school. |
| "They made a real contribution to the life of the school and to their respective year groups. | "They made a real contribution to the life of the school and to their respective year groups. |
| "They were young men with everything to live for and will be fondly remembered by staff and students alike. | "They were young men with everything to live for and will be fondly remembered by staff and students alike. |
| "Books of condolence have been opened in school so that students and staff can send messages of comfort to the families which I hope will provide some solace and reassurance that they are not alone in their grief." | "Books of condolence have been opened in school so that students and staff can send messages of comfort to the families which I hope will provide some solace and reassurance that they are not alone in their grief." |
| It is also understood the couple in the other car were from the Edwinstowe area and were 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 were looking forward to the arrival of their fifth grandchild. |
| Their details will not be released until post-mortem examinations have been completed. | Their details will not be released until post-mortem examinations have been completed. |
| 'Exemplary professionalism' | 'Exemplary professionalism' |
| The vehicles burst into flames on impact. Two police officers were praised for trying to pull victims out of their cars. | The vehicles burst into flames on impact. 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 the 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 the 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| "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." |
| 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. |
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| There are calls for safety to be improved on the A614, one of Nottinghamshire's busiest roads. |