3 die as Merc hits M1 lorry.THREE people died yesterday when their Mercedes crashed at high speed into a lorry on a motorway hard shoulder. The victims, two men and a woman, died instantly when the car's roof became wedged under the back of the truck. Incredibly, a fourth passenger in the back suffered only chest injuries. They were believed to be returning home to Essex after a family party in Milton Keynes Milton Keynes (mĭl`tən kēnz`), town (1991 pop. 36,886) and borough, S central England. Milton Keynes was designated one of the new towns in 1967 to alleviate overpopulation in London. It is the seat of the Open Univ. , Bucks Bucks: see Buckinghamshire. . The crash happened on the M1 southbound near Redbourne Redbourne is a village and civil parish in the North Lincolnshire district of Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 386. It is just off the A15 5 miles south of Brigg. , Herts, at 5am. Ambulance spokesman Gary Sanderson said: "It was a very severe accident, one of the worst I've seen for many years." Police said: "It was a high-speed impact. We're not yet certain whether the lorry was slow-moving or stationary." |
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