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Officers from Leicestershire Constabulary's Serious Collision Unit have named the second man who died following a fatal road traffic collision on the A42 at Stretton En Le Field.
The collision happened at around 10.40pm on Saturday July 5, 2008 on the A42 northbound just past junction 11 and involved a black Toyota Avensis and a red Alfa Romeo 159.
The passenger of the Toyota, Mr Khawar Khali Khatana (34) of Wandsworth, London received fatal injuries and died at the scene.
The driver of the Toyota has now been identified and has been named as Mr Nittin Ramniklal Kansara (54) of London. He received fatal injuries and died at the scene.
The driver of the Alfa Romeo was not injured.
A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and is currently on police bail pending further enquiries.
PC Adrian Price, who is investigating the incident, said: "Both vehicles were travelling northbound from junction 3a on the M42. We are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision or saw either vehicle from around 10pm onwards travelling towards Leicestershire to please contact us."
Anyone with any information is asked to contact PC 635 Adrian Price on Leicester (0116) 222 2222, follow the instructions to leave a message for a police officer and when prompted key in the officer's identification number 0635. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers, which is free* and anonymous, on 0800 555 111.
* Please note, some mobile ‘phone service providers may charge for this call.
Issued on 09/07/08 at 11:44 Crime reference number: OIS: 969:05:07:08
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