Woman dies and nine-year-old girl seriously injured in limousine crash in Northamptonshire
Two men have been arrested over the incident which also injured six passengers in the two vehicles.
The black Mercedes 220E limousine and black Citroen DS3 collided at a crossroad junction between Wellingborough Road and Broughton Road in Pytchley, near Kettering, at about 10.15pm on Tuesday, Northamptonshire Police said.
The woman, in her 40s, who was a passenger in the Mercedes limousine, died at the scene.
The girl, also a passenger in the vehicle, was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital, the force said.
Another adult and three children who were travelling in the limousine and an adult and child passenger in the Citroen were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
A 53-year-old man from Sandy, Bedfordshire, and a 22-year-old man from Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, have been arrested and remain in police custody, the force said.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision.
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