M1 crash: Two teenagers dead and four injured after horror motorway collision

A blue car left the road bridge above the carriageway and collided with a minibus travelling southbound on the M1, with four others taken to hospital

03:47, 11 Apr 2026Updated 03:47, 11 Apr 2026

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Two teenagers have lost their lives following a serious collision on the M1.

Officers were called to the crash [1] just before junction 20 at 1.33pm on Friday, April 10.

Police report [2] that a blue car, travelling along Gilmorton Lane towards Lutterworth, left the road bridge above the carriageway and struck a minibus heading southbound on the M1.

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

A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: "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 is expected to remain shut for several more hours while forensic investigations continue.

Police are appealing for anyone who was travelling on Gilmorton Lane or on the M1 near junction 20 - in either direction - at approximately 1.30pm on Friday afternoon to come forward.

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Anyone with dashcam footage or who witnessed either vehicle prior to the collision is urged to get in touch with police.

Contact officers on 101, quoting incident number 308 of 10th April.

References

^ to the crash (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
^ Police report (www.birminghammail.co.uk)