Two teenagers dead after car falls off bridge and crashes into minibus on M1

Saturday, 11 April 2026 08:58

Two teenagers have died after a car fell off a bridge and crashed into a minibus on the motorway below.

The youngsters were inside the blue car travelling along Gilmorton Lane towards Lutterworth when the vehicle left the road bridge at around 1.30pm on Friday, Leicestershire Police said.

Four people in the minibus, a white Fiat Ducato driving southbound on the M1, were injured in the collision with the car and taken to hospital.

Three women remain in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while the male driver of the minibus has been discharged.

The two teenagers in the car were declared dead at the scene.

The crash happened shortly before junction 20 and the M1 remained closed for several hours while forensic work was carried out.

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

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Officers would like to hear from anyone who was driving on Gilmorton Lane or on the M1 in either direction near junction 20 at around 1.30pm on Friday.

Police are asking anyone with dashcam footage or who saw either vehicle to contact them.

Sky News

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