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| Woman critical after Italy crash | Woman critical after Italy crash |
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| A 62-year-old woman is in a critical condition in hospital after a motorbike crash in northern Italy that killed her husband and two other Britons. | A 62-year-old woman is in a critical condition in hospital after a motorbike crash in northern Italy that killed her husband and two other Britons. |
| Fay Vercoe, of West Kingsdown, Kent, suffered multiple fractures in Tuesday night's crash in Mezzolombardo. | Fay Vercoe, of West Kingsdown, Kent, suffered multiple fractures in Tuesday night's crash in Mezzolombardo. |
| Her husband Michael Vercoe, 66, died with Colin Morrish, 63, from Rochester, and his partner Wendy Pointer, 60. | |
| News agency Ansa said they had been on two bikes which had been in collision with a lorry. | News agency Ansa said they had been on two bikes which had been in collision with a lorry. |
| 'Wrong side' | 'Wrong side' |
| 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 at about 1900 local time (1800 BST) as the motorcycles were leaving the tunnel. | According to Italian government officials, the crash took place at about 1900 local time (1800 BST) as the motorcycles were leaving 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 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. |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said consular assistance was being provided to the families involved. | A Foreign Office spokesman said consular assistance was being provided to the families involved. |