Driver dies in A46 Redhill collision with lorry

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Image caption, A section of the A46 in Warwickshire was closed while emergency services attended the scene

A driver in his early 20s died when his car was in collision with a lorry before it careered into a ditch.

He was pronounced dead at the scene by Warwickshire Police officers, who were called to the A46 at Redhill.

Emergency crews found the BMW in the ditch after being called at 20:40 BST on Friday, and despite paramedics' efforts the driver could not be saved.

The road was closed from the Stratford roundabout to the Drayton roundabout for investigators to work at the scene.

The man's next of kin have been informed.

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