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Five killed in crash identified | Five killed in crash identified |
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Three of five people who died in a car crash in Wirral were from the same family. | |
The three, including a six-year-old girl, were in a Vauxhall Corsa which crashed head-on with a Renault Megane in Spital Road, Poulton, on Sunday. | |
Corsa driver Ann Hargreaves, 71, of Bromborough, her sister Linda Wood, 59, of Eastham, and her granddaughter Olivia Wood, six, from Wrexham, died. | Corsa driver Ann Hargreaves, 71, of Bromborough, her sister Linda Wood, 59, of Eastham, and her granddaughter Olivia Wood, six, from Wrexham, died. |
Joan Roden-Jones, 64, also of Wrexham, and the Megane driver, 73, also died. | Joan Roden-Jones, 64, also of Wrexham, and the Megane driver, 73, also died. |
Ms Roden-Jones was also a passenger in the Corsa. | Ms Roden-Jones was also a passenger in the Corsa. |
Merseyside police said the Megane driver had been identified, but his details are not being released. | Merseyside police said the Megane driver had been identified, but his details are not being released. |
Hit wall | |
Police said the cars collided at about 1145 GMT. They are appealing for witnesses to come forward. | |
It is understood one of the cars veered off the link road to the M53 and hit a wall before it rebounded head-on into the other car. | |
An investigation is under way into the cause of the accident. | An investigation is under way into the cause of the accident. |
Olivia's headteacher at Gwersyllt CP School in Wrexham said staff had been left "stunned and devastated" by her death. | |
Neil Gledhill said: "Olivia was a very happy and smiley little girl and her loss will be felt not only in our school but throughout the whole of the Gwersyllt community. | |
"Our sincere sympathies go out to her parents, Julie and Darren, and the rest of the family during this traumatic time." | |
Preparations are under way for a special assembly to tell the school pupils what has happened. |