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Driver dies in M6 crash between lorries and a car
A man is dead and two others are in hospital after the crash in Staffordshire, on Monday.
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- 17 Aug 2026, 21:26 UTC
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- BBC News England
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- England / United Kingdom
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- 17 Aug 2026, 15:18 UTC
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A man is dead and two others are in hospital after the crash in Staffordshire, on Monday.
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Driver dies in M6 crash between lorries and a car
A man is dead and two others are in hospital after the crash in Staffordshire, on Monday.
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- machine language-signal Death or self-harm observable-rules-v1 / 65% rule confidence
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- #2
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- 17 Aug 2026, 21:26 UTC
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