Central Crash

Two men have died after their car crashed into a tree in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the fatal collision which took place on the A515 near Buxton.

The dark blue Land Rover Discovery, travelling towards Buxton, left the road at Sterndale Moor and collided with a tree.

The two male occupants of the vehicle, aged 27 and 32, received fatal injuries.

The M6 southbound carriageway has reopened after a major crash, which saw a motorcyclist trapped underneath a car.

The crash happened between J6 (Spaghetti Junction) and J5 (Castle Bromwich) at around 7am this morning. There is congestion back to J9 (Wednesbury).

The M6 Southbound is blocked between J6 A38(M) Aston Expressway Spaghetti Junction and J5 A452 (Castle Bromwich) because of a crash between a car and a motorcycle. It happened at around 7am this morning.

There is congestion back to J7 A34 (Great Barr).

Traffic has been stopped to allow an air ambulance to land.