Man dies in hospital after two-vehicle crash in Husbands Bosworth
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The crash happened at the junction with Welford Road and Station Road, police said
A man has died in hospital after a crash involving a car and van on Friday, police have said.
The man, in his 20s, had been a rear passenger in the car on the A5199 Welford Road, in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire.
The drivers of both vehicles and a front passenger in the car, all men in their 20s, were seriously injured, Leicestershire Police said.
A man in his 40s, who was a passenger in the van, received minor injuries.
Officers were called at 12:35 GMT to Welford Road, at the junction with Station Road.
The three men in their 20s remain in hospital, where the second passenger is being treated for "possible life-changing injuries", the force said.
According to the force's serious collision investigation unit, the Vauxhall Corsa car had been travelling south-east along Station Road toward Welford Road, and the Vauxhall Vivaro van was travelling north along Welford Road towards Husbands Bosworth at the time.
Det Con Paul Hicks said: "I would like appeal to anyone who may have seen the vehicles beforehand or the collision itself to get in touch.
"Alternatively, anyone who has any dashcam footage which may have captured something related, is also urged to make contact with us."
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