Two people have died and another remains in a critical condition after A47 collision
A 23 year old woman, and a 31 year old man were pronounced dead at the scene on Friday evening
A man remains in a critical condition after a fatal two-car collision on the A47 in Hinckley.
The A47 was closed in both directions overnight, but re-opened at 8.30am on Saturday.
A 23 year old woman, and a 31 year old man were pronounced dead at the scene on the A47 Normandy Way in Hinckley, close to the crossroads with Ashby Road and the B4667.
Leicestershire police were alerted to the collision 10.18pm on the 18th of October.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service and East Midlands Ambulance Service were also in attendance.
A 29 year old man remains in hospital with life threatening injuries. He remains in a critical condition.
Police say a light grey Audi S4, travelling east bound, towards the Barwell roundabout, was in collision with a red Ford Fiesta, which was travelling in the opposite direction.
The Audi involved in the collision is believed to have been in convoy with another Audi, a black S3, in the minutes leading up to the collision. The Audi S3 was not involved in the collision and no one in this car was injured.
The driver of the S3, a 29-year-old man from Leicester, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and remains in police custody.
DS Ed Des-Chanelle from the forces' Serious Collision Investigation Team is leading the investigation. He said: "I am very keen to hear from anyone who was driving the the area of the A47 last night and can offer any information about the manner in which all of these cars were driving.
"Any information my help our investigation into this collision, which took the life of two people.
"Anyone with dash cam footage - we need to see it. Please contact us."