Two men who died following a collision on the A46 near the Six Hills junction have been named by police.
Saqib Hussain, 21, and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin, 21, both from Banbury, Oxfordshire.
They died following the collision which happened at around 1.30am on Friday 11 February.
Support is being provided to the families of Mr Hussain and Mr Ijazuddin at this time. Formal identification has not yet been carried out.
Five people have been charged with murder in connection with the incident.
Raees Jamal, 21, of Lingdale Close, Leicester, and Rekan Karwan, 28, of Tomlin Road, Leicester, were both charged today (Tuesday) with murder. They have been remanded into custody to appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.
Natasha Akhtar, 21, of Alum Rock Road, Birmingham; Ansreen Bukhari, 45, and Mahek Bukhari, 22, both of George Eardley Close, Stoke, were charged on Monday with murder They appeared in front of Leicester magistrates today.
A 20-year-old man arrested on Friday on suspicion of murder, has been released from police custody with no further action to be taken.
