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| Duffield bridge crash: Four escape car after river plunge | Duffield bridge crash: Four escape car after river plunge |
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| Four people were "lucky" to survive when their car crashed through the wall of a bridge and plunged into a river. | Four people were "lucky" to survive when their car crashed through the wall of a bridge and plunged into a river. |
| The crash, in the early hours, left a hole in the bridge, which crosses the River Derwent in Duffield, Derbyshire. | The crash, in the early hours, left a hole in the bridge, which crosses the River Derwent in Duffield, Derbyshire. |
| Derbyshire Police said the four escaped without serious injury and a blood sample was obtained from the driver, after the car landed on its roof. | Derbyshire Police said the four escaped without serious injury and a blood sample was obtained from the driver, after the car landed on its roof. |
| A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol. | |
| The landlady of a nearby pub said she heard people shouting and screaming around the time of the crash at about 02:45 GMT. | |
| The Derby Telegraph described how the car plunged about 30ft (9 metres) into the river before landing on its roof. | The Derby Telegraph described how the car plunged about 30ft (9 metres) into the river before landing on its roof. |
| At the time of the crash temperatures were near freezing. | At the time of the crash temperatures were near freezing. |
| Mandy Gager, landlady of the Bridge Inn, said: "It was about three in the morning I heard a couple of lads really shouting, quite loudly, and a girl screaming," said | Mandy Gager, landlady of the Bridge Inn, said: "It was about three in the morning I heard a couple of lads really shouting, quite loudly, and a girl screaming," said |
| "One was really shouting quite loudly but I couldn't understand what they were saying." | "One was really shouting quite loudly but I couldn't understand what they were saying." |
| Updates on this and other stories from the East Midlands | Updates on this and other stories from the East Midlands |
| She did not realise there had been a crash until she got up later. | She did not realise there had been a crash until she got up later. |
| "Obviously, I wish I had known what was going on as we could probably have helped them," she said. | "Obviously, I wish I had known what was going on as we could probably have helped them," she said. |
| "They were lucky to get out, with how they've wiped the bridge out, they were lucky to get out of it." | "They were lucky to get out, with how they've wiped the bridge out, they were lucky to get out of it." |
| Police said the driver was a 22-year-old man. | Police said the driver was a 22-year-old man. |
| "A Vauxhall Insignia collided with the bridge at the turning between Makeney Road and Duffield Road before finishing up in the river," the force said in a statement. | "A Vauxhall Insignia collided with the bridge at the turning between Makeney Road and Duffield Road before finishing up in the river," the force said in a statement. |
| "The roads at the scene were closed in both directions." | "The roads at the scene were closed in both directions." |
| East Midlands Ambulance Service said they were alerted to the crash when they received a call at 02:39 GMT. | East Midlands Ambulance Service said they were alerted to the crash when they received a call at 02:39 GMT. |
| "The caller reported that there had been a road traffic collision where a car had gone into water," the service said. | "The caller reported that there had been a road traffic collision where a car had gone into water," the service said. |
| "We sent a paramedic in an ambulance car and four crewed ambulances and four patients were taken to Royal Derby Hospital." | "We sent a paramedic in an ambulance car and four crewed ambulances and four patients were taken to Royal Derby Hospital." |