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Aug 26, 20173 min read

Several killed in Britain motorway crash

Several killed in Britain motorway crash
Galaxy TV · Foreign News desk · Lagos

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Several people have died when two lorries and a minibus collided on Britain’s main north-south motorway early on Saturday at the start of a busy bank holiday weekend, police said.


Four others were injured in the collision just before 3.15 a.m. (0230 GMT) in the southbound lane of the M1motorway, near the English town of Newport Pagnell, 50 miles (80 km) northwest of London, the force added.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and are being held in custody, Thames Valley police said in a statement.

The minibus was believed to have travelled from the Nottingham area, police said.

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