FOUR more people have been arrested following a fatal car crash.
A 27-year-old was tragically killed after a Mercedes and Volkswagen Golf collided on the M40 at around 1.15am Saturday morning.
LNPA crash on the M40 Saturday morning has led to the death of a 27-year-old man[/caption]
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Five people have since been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
The first was arrested on Saturday, with police issuing an appeal to identify the four other individuals in the blue Mercedes AMG C250.
They left the crash site near Beaconsfield on foot.
The Volkswagen driver from High Wycombe sadly died of his injuries at the scene, while his passenger suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries and was rushed to hospital.
Thames Valley Police said a 26-year-old man from Farnham Royal had been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and possession of a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public space.
The man has since been bailed for the driving offences but has been charged and held in custody relating to the knife offence.
He is set to appear in High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Four further arrests have since been made.
This includes two women, aged 22 and 21, arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Two men, aged 23 and 26, were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified drug above the specified limit.
The 23-year-old man remains in custody while the others have been released on bail.
Following the accident the road between junction 1A and junction 2 was closed.
A diversion was put in place while ambulances and fire crews attended the scene.
It was reopened almost 12 hours later at 12.30pm.
Police have appealed to anyone with information regarding the incident to come forward.
Detective Sergeant Edward Crofts of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: “We are continuing to investigate the circumstances of this tragic collision and have now made five arrests in total.
“This is a complex investigation following a fatality. I would urge the public not to speculate on the circumstances or share footage on social media. Please pass any information to the investigation team.
“I would again urge anybody who may have witnessed the collision, or the manner of driving of the Mercedes in the moments leading up to the collision, to please get in touch with Thames Valley Police, either online via our website or by calling 101, quoting reference 43250349522.”
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