Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after two men died in a fatal collision near Thriplow yesterday.

The crash happened at about 1am on Saturday on the A505 at Thriplow near Keepers Cottage when a silver Vauxhall Zafira and a silver Mercedes Benz collided.

Both drivers Francois Lassaliy, 30, of Honey Way, Royston, and Dmitrijs Paulovs, 32, of Clevedon Court, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, suffered fatal injuries.

Sgt Paul Tanner of Cambridgeshire Constabulary said: “I would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision, or either vehicle in the moments leading up to the incident.”

Anyone with information should contact Sgt Tanner on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.