16/02/2015

Two Arrested Over Fatal Minibus Crash

Two men have been arrested in connection with a fatal minibus crash in Staffordshire.

Two people died when the minibus they were travelling in collided with a lorry just before 07:00 on Sunday morning.

Another six people travelling in the bus were injured, one critically, in the crash.

It is understood that all the occupants of the bus were Spanish nationals travelling to work in the Tutbury area.

Two men were arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving.

(MH/CD)

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