Two teenagers killed after car plunges off bridge and hits minibus on M1

Four people in the minibus were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
Two teenagers have died in a crash after the car they were travelling in left a road bridge and crashed into a minibus on the motorway below.

Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash at 1.33pm on Friday after a report that a blue car travelling on Gilmorton Lane towards Lutterworth, Leicestershire , had fallen off the road bridge onto the M1 carriageway.

A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said the car had also collided with a white Fiat Ducato that was travelling southbound on the M1.

The two people in the blue car, both teenagers, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Four people in the minibus, including the driver and three women, were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver has since been discharged and the women remain in hospital, officers said on Friday.

Leicestershire Police have asked anyone who was driving on Gilmorton Lane or on the M1 in the area of junction 20 at about 1.30pm on Friday to get in touch.

Anyone with dashcam footage or who saw either vehicle before the collision is asked to contact the police.

You can contact the force on 101, quoting incident number 308 of 10 April or visit Making a road traffic incident report | Leicestershire Police
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service and East Midlands Ambulance Service also attended the scene.

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