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Three die and five hurt in crash | Three die and five hurt in crash |
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Three people, including a child, have been killed and five others hurt in a collision involving four vehicles on a road in rural Lincolnshire. | Three people, including a child, have been killed and five others hurt in a collision involving four vehicles on a road in rural Lincolnshire. |
Two cars and two vans were involved in the crash on the B1191, near Woodhall Spa, at about 1700 GMT on Tuesday. | Two cars and two vans were involved in the crash on the B1191, near Woodhall Spa, at about 1700 GMT on Tuesday. |
A 61-year-old man from the Sleaford area, a 22-year-old woman from Coningsby and her three-year-old child died at the scene, police said. | A 61-year-old man from the Sleaford area, a 22-year-old woman from Coningsby and her three-year-old child died at the scene, police said. |
One of the injured is in intensive care at Boston's Pilgrim Hospital. | One of the injured is in intensive care at Boston's Pilgrim Hospital. |
The man who was killed is understood to have been driving one of the vans. | The man who was killed is understood to have been driving one of the vans. |
A 16-year-old boy from nearby Timberland who was a passenger in one of the vans was not seriously hurt. | |
The driver of a red Mini, a 22-year-old man from nearby Coningsby, is in hospital with head injuries. | |
A 30-year-old man, who was also a passenger in the Mini, suffered serious head and chest injuries. Lincolnshire Police said he was serving with the RAF locally. | |
Police have appealed for witnesses, particularly anyone who saw a red Mini with a union jack roof in the area before the crash. | Police have appealed for witnesses, particularly anyone who saw a red Mini with a union jack roof in the area before the crash. |