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| Car crash fire kills three people | Car crash fire kills three people |
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| A man and two women died when their car was involved in a crash with another vehicle and burst into flames. | A man and two women died when their car was involved in a crash with another vehicle and burst into flames. |
| Emergency crews were called to the A495, near the Narrow Boat pub, between Ellesmere and Whittington, Shropshire, at about 2200 BST on Saturday. | Emergency crews were called to the A495, near the Narrow Boat pub, between Ellesmere and Whittington, Shropshire, at about 2200 BST on Saturday. |
| Police said the 19-year-old driver of a Vauxhall Corsa, and two women aged 18 and 24, died at the scene. Two other women in the car were hurt. | Police said the 19-year-old driver of a Vauxhall Corsa, and two women aged 18 and 24, died at the scene. Two other women in the car were hurt. |
| A couple and their two-year-old who were in a Citroen have minor injuries. | A couple and their two-year-old who were in a Citroen have minor injuries. |
| One of the women in the first car was taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital with head injuries and the other was taken to the Wrexham Maelor Hospital with a broken leg and head injuries. | One of the women in the first car was taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital with head injuries and the other was taken to the Wrexham Maelor Hospital with a broken leg and head injuries. |
| A doctor who had been passing by stopped to help the injured people. | |
| 'Very tragic' | |
| Police said an investigation into the crash was under way. | Police said an investigation into the crash was under way. |
| Insp Phil Shakesheff said: "It is a very tragic case. | |
| "We have got the loss of three young lives and we have two other victims who are in a serious condition at the moment." | |
| He added the two injured women would be having surgery later on Sunday. | |
| A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "One car, a Vauxhall Corsa, contained five people. The other, a Citroen, contained a couple and a two-year-old child. | A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "One car, a Vauxhall Corsa, contained five people. The other, a Citroen, contained a couple and a two-year-old child. |
| "The Corsa was on fire and three of the five people in it were confirmed dead at the scene. | "The Corsa was on fire and three of the five people in it were confirmed dead at the scene. |
| "The other two, both women believed to be aged around 17 and 20, were taken to hospital." | "The other two, both women believed to be aged around 17 and 20, were taken to hospital." |
| A man travelling in the Citroen was treated at the scene for minor injures, while his partner and child were taken to hospital to be treated for shock. | A man travelling in the Citroen was treated at the scene for minor injures, while his partner and child were taken to hospital to be treated for shock. |
| A spokesman for West Mercia Police said the coroner had been informed. | A spokesman for West Mercia Police said the coroner had been informed. |
| Police urged any witnesses to contact them. | Police urged any witnesses to contact them. |