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| Five killed in M1 motorway crash | Five killed in M1 motorway crash |
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| Five people have been killed in a head-on collision between two cars on the M1 in Bedfordshire. | |
| The accident happened on the southbound carriageway just south of junction 11, the turn-off for Dunstable. | The accident happened on the southbound carriageway just south of junction 11, the turn-off for Dunstable. |
| A Bedfordshire Police spokesman said the driver of a Volkswagen Passat and two men and two women travelling in a Jaguar had all died. | |
| The spokesman said it appeared the Passat, which was Polish-registered, had been travelling the wrong way. | |
| Police said next-of-kin were being informed and the victims would not be named until that had taken place. | |
| The southbound carriageway between junctions 10 and 11 was closed while police dealt with the scene. Diversions are in place. | |
| Police are urgently seeking witnesses to the crash. Anyone with information is asked to call 01234 841212. |