Man and two teenage girls die after lorry and car collide

Three people who died when a car and a lorry collided in England were a 43-year-old man and two 17-year-old girls, police said.

The occupants of a distinctive black Mercedes-AMG C 63 died at the scene of the crash in Fellside Road, Whickham, Gateshead, at around 2.20am on Wednesday.