Two Women Die, Boy Injured in Pleasley Crash

Two women died and a nine-year-old boy suffered life-changing injuries in a collision between two vehicles on the Nottinghamshire-Derbyshire border early Thursday morning. The crash occurred around 6:20 a.m. on Common Lane in Pleasley, involving a Vauxhall Meriva and a Suzuki Alto, according to Derbyshire Constabulary.

Emergency services responded quickly to the scene, where the two women, both in their 20s and passengers in the Suzuki, were pronounced dead despite efforts by medics. The boy, also a passenger in the Suzuki, was airlifted to a hospital with severe injuries. Three men in the Vauxhall sustained injuries as well, two of them serious enough to require hospital treatment.

An 18-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He had been driving one of the vehicles but was later taken to the hospital due to injuries he sustained in the crash, where he remains under medical care and police guard.

Derbyshire Constabulary closed Common Lane in both directions following the incident, which was first reported around 6:50 a.m. The road remained shut for much of the day, reopening by 4:30 p.m. and allowing traffic to resume. Local bus...