A woman has been charged after two children died in a crash on the M1, near Milton Keynes.

Mary McCann, aged 35, of Bamford Avenue, Derby, has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

The two children, who were passengers in a white Vauxhall Astar which collided with a Scania HGV, were aged four and 10. 

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Another child passenger in the Astra and the driver were taken to hospital with injuries but have since been discharged.

The crash happened on the M1 northbound between junctions 14 and 15 at 11.10pm on August 9.

McCann has been remanded in custody to appear at Crown Court on September 6.