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Pair bailed after fatal collision | Pair bailed after fatal collision |
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Two men arrested after a car crash in Lancashire in which three people died have been released on bail. | Two men arrested after a car crash in Lancashire in which three people died have been released on bail. |
Jessica Foxley, 21, her boyfriend Thomas Petty, 25, and Philip Wright, 25, who was the driver, were killed when their Ford Focus hit a wall. | Jessica Foxley, 21, her boyfriend Thomas Petty, 25, and Philip Wright, 25, who was the driver, were killed when their Ford Focus hit a wall. |
They had been returning from a wedding when the crash happened on Skipton Old Road, Colne, on Saturday night. | They had been returning from a wedding when the crash happened on Skipton Old Road, Colne, on Saturday night. |
The occupants of another car involved, a Rover 600, were arrested at the scene of the accident. They were unhurt. | The occupants of another car involved, a Rover 600, were arrested at the scene of the accident. They were unhurt. |
Both were questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving before being released on police bail. | Both were questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving before being released on police bail. |
All three victims, who were from Colne, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened at 2300 BST. | All three victims, who were from Colne, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened at 2300 BST. |
Margaret and Paul Foxley speak about when they realised their daughter had died | |
Miss Foxley was a talented singer and model and had been at the wedding with other members of her family. | Miss Foxley was a talented singer and model and had been at the wedding with other members of her family. |
Speaking on Sunday night, her father Paul Foxley, from Colne, said: "She lived for her singing, that was her real love. | Speaking on Sunday night, her father Paul Foxley, from Colne, said: "She lived for her singing, that was her real love. |
"She had been at a family wedding, we had as well. I don't know what happened with the crash." | "She had been at a family wedding, we had as well. I don't know what happened with the crash." |
On her Facebook and Myspace pages Miss Foxley said she was following her dreams of a singing career. | On her Facebook and Myspace pages Miss Foxley said she was following her dreams of a singing career. |
As well as playing the piano and cello, she had written her own lyrics and recorded a number of songs. | As well as playing the piano and cello, she had written her own lyrics and recorded a number of songs. |
A number of tributes from friends and people who have heard her sing have been left on a Facebook group set up in her memory. | A number of tributes from friends and people who have heard her sing have been left on a Facebook group set up in her memory. |
Sgt Tracey Ward, leading the investigation for Lancashire Police, appealed for witnesses to contact the force. | Sgt Tracey Ward, leading the investigation for Lancashire Police, appealed for witnesses to contact the force. |
"A full investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident is under way and any amount of information, no matter how small, may help us piece together exactly what has happened." | "A full investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident is under way and any amount of information, no matter how small, may help us piece together exactly what has happened." |