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Two children die as car crashes into loch near Oban Two children die as car crashes into loch near Oban
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Two children aged two and three died after the car they were in crashed into a loch, Police Scotland has said.Two children aged two and three died after the car they were in crashed into a loch, Police Scotland has said.
Police were called to the incident on the A816 north of Kilmelford, in Argyll, at about 16:00 on Wednesday. The bodies of the children were recovered from Loch nan Druimnean, north of the village of Kilmelford in Argyll, after the crash on Wednesday.
A helicopter and a coastguard team had been searching Loch nan Druimnean, which is on the Oban to Lochgilphead road - 17 miles from Oban. A coastguard helicopter and police dive teams had scoured the loch after the alarm was raised at about 16:00.
A 36-year-old woman was taken to Oban Hospital as a precaution and released after treatment, police added. A 36-year-old woman was taken to hospital in Oban as a precaution and released after treatment.
A coastguard helicopter and police dive teams had scoured the loch after emergency services were called to the scene. It is understood that four people were in the car when it went off the road and plunged into the loch.
The crash happened on the A816 Oban to Lochgilphead road, about 17 miles from Oban.
Conditions were said to have been very wet at the time, with surface water in many places on the road.
Relatives of the two children have been made aware of the crash, police said. Work to recover the vehicle from the water continued late into the night.Relatives of the two children have been made aware of the crash, police said. Work to recover the vehicle from the water continued late into the night.
Insp Darren Faulds said: "Two young children have lost their lives and our thoughts and condolences go out to the family of those involved in this tragic incident." Insp Darren Faulds of Police Scotland said: "Two young children have lost their lives and our thoughts and condolences go out to the family of those involved in this tragic incident."
He said inquiries were continuing to establish the circumstances of the crash. He said inquiries were continuing to establish the circumstances of the crash, and any witnesses to the crash have been urged to contact the police.