SIX people were killed in a crash between a car and lorry today.

SIX people were killed in a crash between a car and lorry today.

Police said the lorry driver, a 48 year-old man from Melton Mowbray, has been arrested in connection with the incident.

The six people who died, who are all believed to be young, were all travelling in a black Ford Mondeo on the A607 south of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

Police were called to the scene at 1.54am today.