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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, external after a woman died on the A38.
Police say a van pulled into a layby on the dual carriageway near Burton and as a woman left the vehicle she was struck by a car.
A 39-year-old man from Hull who was travelling in the white van has been arrested.
The victim has not yet been formally identified.
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Read MoreA 14-year-old girl has died in a collision between a minibus and a bin lorry in Castle Vale, Birmingham.
The girl was a pupil at John Taylor High School in Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire, police say, external.
The ambulance service said she was confirmed dead at the scene.
West Midlands Police said three teachers and 20 other pupils were also on board the coach.
One pupil was taken to hospital with superficial injuries and several others were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
A 14-year-old girl has died in a collision between a minibus and a lorry, West Midlands Ambulance Service says.
The crash happened this morning on Kingsbury Road in Castle Vale.
Joanne Writtle
BBC Midlands Today
On Midlands Today this lunchtime, we'll have more on the serious crash in Birmingham which a Staffordshire school says involves pupils on a school art trip.
John Taylor High School in Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire, said it was "aware of a road traffic accident involving some of our students".
I'll be at the scene of the crash for Midlands Today from 13:30 on BBC One.
Two shotguns have been stolen from a house in Claverley.
Police say the thieves broke in some time yesterday and also took a TV and jewellery among other items.
Last month five shotguns were stolen from a house in Kinlet.
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
We're expecting Stoke City striker Jon Walters to finalise his transfer to Burnley today, after the clubs yesterday agreed a fee.
Image source, Alex Broadway/Getty ImagesWalters has spent seven years at Stoke, scoring 43 goals in 226 Premier League appearances, and is thought to be keen to link up with Burnley manager Sean Dyche.
Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
Emergency services are at the scene of a "serious collision" on the A38 Kingsbury Road in Castle Vale.
John Taylor High School in Barton-under-Needwood has said on their website , externalthey are "aware of a road traffic accident involving some of our students."
Image source, GoogleIt added, "a number of our Year 9 and Year 12 students that are on an Art Trip have been involved in a serious road traffic accident this morning."
"We are working to support those directly affected. Please support us by not ringing into school as this closes our lines. More information will be provided via the school website."
A school in Barton-under-Needwood has said on their website , externalthey are "aware of a road traffic accident involving some of our students."
The statement on John Taylor High School's website added they are "unclear of specific details and are awaiting confirmation from the authorities."
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said they were called to Kingsbury Road on the A38 at 09:00 this morning.
They said it is a serious road traffic accident and they have numerous resources at the scene.
Rowdy yobs could be banned from gathering in a town centre, external – and hit with a £1,000 fine if they ignore the order.
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Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
A man's been arrested in connection with the fatal crash on the A38 near Burton last night. , external
Staffordshire Police says a 39-year-old from Hull was arrested after the collision between a pedestrian and a car.
The force says the victim, a woman, has yet to be formally identified and they're still trying to work out how she died.
BBC News Travel
All lanes have reopened on the M6 northbound between junctions 16 and 17, after the earlier crash.
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There's been a crash this morning in Cheshire on the M6 northbound between junctions 17 and 16, Highways England says:
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Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Paramedics managed to get a woman's heart restarted at the scene of a crash , externalnear Burton last night but she later died in hospital.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called, along with other emergency services, to the A38 near Branston where a pedestrian had been hit by a car.
They say they found the woman had gone into cardiac arrest after suffering serious injuries but their staff restarted her heart through CPR and other efforts.
However, they say she died after she was airlifted to hospital in Coventry.
BBC One
Don't you just hate it when your phone goes off at the wrong moment?
Well that's what happened to David Dimbleby during the BBC's Question Time last night which came from Burton, Staffordshire.
The Daily Mirror columnist Susie Boniface was talking about Brexit when his phone went off, telling him it was "time for bed".
The interruption
Lisa Wright
Journalist, BBC News Online
Prices will rise for car drivers using the M6 Toll, operator Midland Expressway Limited (MEL) has said.
The new prices will apply to cars during weekdays, increasing by 40p from 7 August. HGV prices will be frozen.
It will be the first rise in five years and reflects, MEL says, a "partial catch‐up with inflation".
The new car toll prices will be £5.90 for daytime main tolls and £4.40 for daytime ramps, known as local tolls.
Prices for all other classes of vehicle remain unchanged as do night and weekend prices.
BBC Midlands Today
The role played by women in the war effort will be marked at a special ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire , externaltoday.
Image source, Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesThe Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was formed exactly 100 years ago, allowing women to enrol in the British army for the first time.
Organisers of today's event say it will be streamed live on big screens in Heroes' Square at the Alrewas site.
BBC News Travel
Two lanes have been reopened this morning , externalon the northbound A38 near Burton after the fatal crash last night.
Staffordshire Police says they're keeping one lane shut between Clay Mills and Branston while they investigate.
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
A woman's died after being hit by a car on the A38 near Burton last night, external.
Staffordshire Police says it happened between the A5121 Branston Interchange and Claymills Road at about 20:30., external
Image source, West Midlands Ambulance ServiceThe A38 was shut to allow an air ambulance to land and take the woman to hospital, but she later died.
There were long delays in the area and Highways England says the northbound carriageway remains closed this morning. , external
Cloudier than yesterday and feeling fresher, with the possibility of some showers later and highs of 24C (75F).
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