Lorry company working with investigators after M1 crash

  • The lorries and minibus being removed from the scene

A lorry company involved in the crash on the M1 in Buckinghamshire says it will help police with their investigations.

AIM Logistics was one of two lorries involved in a major crash with a minibus on the M1 Newport Pagnell shortly before 3.15am which left eight people dead and four in hospital with serious injuries.

Thames Valley Police have confirmed that all of the deceased were travelling in the minibus. The four taken to hospital were also travelling in the minibus of whom one is a child.

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The M1 southbound between J15 and J14 has now reopened.

Police say two men, the drivers of the two lorries, have been arrested. A 31-year-old man from Worcestershire has been arrested on suspicion of one count of causing death by dangerous driving and one count of driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit. A 53-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent has also arrested on suspicion of one count of causing death by dangerous driving.