Cotesbach: Seven seriously injured in crash involving two cars

Seven people have been seriously injured in a crash involving two cars in Leicestershire.

The crash, involving a Citroen C3 and a Mercedes CLK, happened on the A426 Rugby Road in Cotesbach, near Lutterworth, on Friday night.

Leicestershire Police said five people in the Citroen, aged 18 to 34, suffered life-threatening injuries.

A man and a woman in their 60s, in the Mercedes, suffered "possible life-changing injuries", the force said.

Police said all the casualties were being treated in hospital.

Detectives have appealed for anyone with information about the crash, which happened at about 20:30 GMT, or footage of the cars to contact them

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