Two teenagers die as 'car leaves bridge' over M1 and came crashing down onto busy carriageway
Two people died following a horrific collision on the M1 southbound after a car ‘left’ an overhead bridge before crashing into an oncoming minibus.
Leicestershire Police were called at 1.33pm on Friday April 10 following reports of 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 just before junction 20 heading towards Northamptonshire.
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, according to police.
Drivers travelling both north and south on the M1 were caught in hours of delays – some were stranded for more than six hours.
The road reopened at around 2.30am on Saturday – 13 hours after the crash.
A spokesperson for the force said: “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 us.
“Please contact us on 101, quoting incident number 308 of 10th April or visit Making a road traffic incident report here.”