Two teens dead after M1 crash

Two teenagers have died following a crash on the M1 southbound.

Police were called at 1.33pm on Friday 10th April following a report that a blue car, travelling along Gilmorton Lane towards Lutterworth, had left the road bridge above the carriageway and collided with a minibus travelling southbound on the M1.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service and East Midlands Ambulance Service also attended the scene.

Four people in the minibus – a white Fiat Ducato – were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver, a man, has been discharged and three women remain in hospital.

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

The road reopened in the early hours on this morning but National Highways said speed limits will remain in place on the southbound carriageway as investigators continue their work in daylight. 

Leicestershire Police would like to hear from anyone who was driving on Gilmorton Lane or on the M1 in the area of junction 20 – in both directions – at around 1.30pm on Friday afternoon.

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