Bedfordshire A5 crash: Four confirmed dead

Four people have died following a crash near a roundabout in Bedfordshire, police have confirmed.

Police said emergency crews were called to a single-vehicle crash near the Flying Fox roundabout on the A5 at about 03:40 BST on Sunday.

There were reports of a car alight in a field near Heath and Reach.

Officers said they were working in a "dignified and meticulous manner in order to establish what happened in this tragic, awful incident".

Bedfordshire Police said a man who had been travelling in the car was pronounced dead at the scene and confirmed three other people travelling in the car had also died.

The force said work at the scene was "highly complex" and was likely to continue into Tuesday.

Acting Sgt David Burstow, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire serious collision investigation unit, said: "Specially trained officers are speaking to their families and are offering them support, while forensic identification is still to take place.

"While we believe no other vehicles were involved, our investigations are ongoing into the circumstances surrounding the incident."

Sgt Burstow asked people to avoid speculation on social media, but asked for witnesses or those with information about what happened to come forward.

"We would be particularly interested to hear from anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage which could help with our inquiries," he added.

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