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| Three Britons die in Italy crash | Three Britons die in Italy crash |
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| Three Britons have been killed in a motorbike crash in northern Italy, the Foreign Office has confirmed. | Three Britons have been killed in a motorbike crash in northern Italy, the Foreign Office has confirmed. |
| Colin Morrish, 63, and Wendy Pointer, 60, from Rochester, in Kent, and an unnamed 66-year-old man died on 22 September in the town of Mezzolombardo. | Colin Morrish, 63, and Wendy Pointer, 60, from Rochester, in Kent, and an unnamed 66-year-old man died on 22 September in the town of Mezzolombardo. |
| News agency Ansa said they were on two bikes which collided with a lorry. A fourth woman is in intensive care. | |
| The accident was near a new tunnel which has a dual carriageway inside but switches to single lanes outside. | The accident was near a new tunnel which has a dual carriageway inside but switches to single lanes outside. |
| According to Italian government officials, the crash took place about 1900 local time as the motorcycles were exiting the tunnel. | According to Italian government officials, the crash took place about 1900 local time as the motorcycles were exiting the tunnel. |
| A spokesman said: "Witnesses saw the two bikes on the wrong side of the road." | A spokesman said: "Witnesses saw the two bikes on the wrong side of the road." |
| The two men died instantly and Ms Pointer was badly injured but later died, the reports said. | The two men died instantly and Ms Pointer was badly injured but later died, the reports said. |
| The woman in hospital, in the regional capital Trento, is the wife of the 66-year-old victim. | The woman in hospital, in the regional capital Trento, is the wife of the 66-year-old victim. |
| The lorry driver was also taken to hospital but was not thought to be seriously injured. | The lorry driver was also taken to hospital but was not thought to be seriously injured. |
| Relatives of the deceased were informed and are being offered consular assistance, the Foreign Office said. | Relatives of the deceased were informed and are being offered consular assistance, the Foreign Office said. |