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| Five people, including a 10-year-old child, have been killed in a car crash on Merseyside. | Five people, including a 10-year-old child, have been killed in a car crash on Merseyside. |
| Four of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Wirral, ambulance officials said. | Four of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Wirral, ambulance officials said. |
| A 64-year-old woman was taken to hospital with multiple injuries but died later. | A 64-year-old woman was taken to hospital with multiple injuries but died later. |
| Police said a blue Renault Megane and a silver Vauxhall Corsa were involved in the incident in Spital Road, Poulton, at about 1145 GMT. | Police said a blue Renault Megane and a silver Vauxhall Corsa were involved in the incident in Spital Road, Poulton, at about 1145 GMT. |
| Pronounced dead | |
| An ambulance service spokesperson said: "Five people were fatally injured in the road traffic collision, including one child aged 10. | |
| "Our doctor at the scene pronounced four people dead. One person, a 64-year-old female, was still alive when we arrived and was trapped in one of the vehicles. She was freed and taken to Arrowe Park Hospital but died later. | |
| "Two adults and the child were in one car and two adults were in the other vehicle." | |
| Four ambulances, two rapid response cars and a doctor were sent to the accident scene | |
| Merseyside Police said it could not provide any further details of the deceased until next of kin had been informed. Witnesses are asked to call police on 0151 777 5771. |