Two dead after car collides with lorry

Two people have died when the car they were travelling in crashed with a lorry in Cheshire.

A man who was driving the white Ford Kuga, and a woman also travelling in the car, died in the collision on the A500 at Barthomley near Crewe.

Cheshire Police said emergency services were called at about 18:30 GMT on Saturday.

The force added that the next of kin of those who died had been contacted, and appealed for information from people who had been in the area.