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| Girl aged 6 among five crash dead | Girl aged 6 among five crash dead |
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| Five people, including a six-year-old girl, have been killed in a car crash on Merseyside. | Five people, including a six-year-old girl, have been killed in a car crash on Merseyside. |
| She died along with three women aged 71, 61 and 59 in a Vauxhall Corsa after it crashed head-on with a Renault Megane in the Wirral on Sunday. | She died along with three women aged 71, 61 and 59 in a Vauxhall Corsa after it crashed head-on with a Renault Megane in the Wirral on Sunday. |
| The 73-year-old male driver of the Megane also died. | The 73-year-old male driver of the Megane also died. |
| Police said the cars had been in a collision in Spital Road, Poulton, at about 1145 GMT. They appealed for witnesses to come forward. | Police said the cars had been in a collision in Spital Road, Poulton, at about 1145 GMT. They appealed for witnesses to come forward. |
| It is understood one of the cars veered off the link road to the M53 motorway and hit a wall before it rebounded head-on into the other car. | It is understood one of the cars veered off the link road to the M53 motorway and hit a wall before it rebounded head-on into the other car. |
| Inspector Dave Corcoran, of Merseyside Police, said: "The families of the victims have now been informed. Our thoughts are with them at this time. | Inspector Dave Corcoran, of Merseyside Police, said: "The families of the victims have now been informed. Our thoughts are with them at this time. |
| "We would ask anyone who witnessed this incident to make contact with us." | |
| Four ambulances, two rapid response cars and a doctor were sent to the accident scene. | Four ambulances, two rapid response cars and a doctor were sent to the accident scene. |