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| Three die in New Year's Eve collision in Surrey | Three die in New Year's Eve collision in Surrey |
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| Two men and a woman die after crash involving a lorry and car in village of Stanwell | Two men and a woman die after crash involving a lorry and car in village of Stanwell |
| Three people died and a fourth person was seriously injured in a New Year’s Eve collision between a lorry and a car in Surrey. | |
| Emergency services were called at 11.39pm to a crash involving a white Mercedes HGV and a white Toyota Yaris at the junction of Bedfont Road and Long Lane in the village of Stanwell. The HGV had left the road and ended up in Longford river. | Emergency services were called at 11.39pm to a crash involving a white Mercedes HGV and a white Toyota Yaris at the junction of Bedfont Road and Long Lane in the village of Stanwell. The HGV had left the road and ended up in Longford river. |
| Two men aged 25 and 23 and a woman aged 20 who were in the Yaris died at the scene, and a 25 year-old woman also from the Yaris was in hospital in a serious condition. The driver of the lorry was taken to hospital as a precaution. | Two men aged 25 and 23 and a woman aged 20 who were in the Yaris died at the scene, and a 25 year-old woman also from the Yaris was in hospital in a serious condition. The driver of the lorry was taken to hospital as a precaution. |
| Next of kin have been informed. No arrests have been made. The road remained closed on Wednesday to allow for the recovery of the HGV. Police were appealing for witnesses to contact them. | Next of kin have been informed. No arrests have been made. The road remained closed on Wednesday to allow for the recovery of the HGV. Police were appealing for witnesses to contact them. |
| Sgt Chris Schultze, of the Surrey and Sussex roads policing unit, said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of those involved in this collision at what is an extremely difficult time. We are continuing to appeal for witnesses to what happened and would urge anyone who may have any video footage, CCTV or dashcam or any other kind, to get in touch with us. Please report any information via 101.” | Sgt Chris Schultze, of the Surrey and Sussex roads policing unit, said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of those involved in this collision at what is an extremely difficult time. We are continuing to appeal for witnesses to what happened and would urge anyone who may have any video footage, CCTV or dashcam or any other kind, to get in touch with us. Please report any information via 101.” |
| The lorry was operated by air services provider dnata, which offers ground handling, cargo, travel, and flight catering services to airlines. | |
| A dnata spokesman said: “We can confirm that one of our trucks was involved in a road traffic accident on the evening of December 31. We are fully assisting relevant authorities with their investigations. Our thoughts and condolences are with the families of those affected by this very sad incident.” | |
| A local driver, who did not want to be named, said the crash scene looked “bad”. He described it as “a bad road” that needed widening, adding: “You would be amazed how many accidents have happened down that road.” |