Major Bedfordshire crash leaves three dead

Police have named the three people who died in a major crash in Bedfordshire earlier today.

16-year-old's Lewis Cook and Mary-Ann Wykes from Marston were killed in the collision, along with 32-year-old Genevieve Reason from Woburn Sands.

They lost their lives when the car they were travelling in hit a lorry on the old A421, which links Bedford and Milton Keynes.

Two other men were taken to hospital but have now been discharged.

The road is currently still closed and is likely to remain closed for the rest of the evening.

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Three people have died and two more have been taken to hospital after a collision between a lorry and a car in Bedfordshire.

It happened on the Old Bedford Road between Marston Moretaine and Brogborough near Woburn just after midnight.

Three people died at the scene. Police say the road is likely to stay closed until this evening.

Three people have died after a collision between a car and a lorry on the Bedford Road, the A421.

It happened just after midnight. Emergency services pronounced three people dead at the scene and two more were taken to hospital.

The road between Brogborough and Marston Moretaine is likely to remain closed for some time police say.