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| Manchester City footballer car crash: Victims named | Manchester City footballer car crash: Victims named |
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| A brother and sister killed in a car crash involving a Manchester City footballer have been named by police. | A brother and sister killed in a car crash involving a Manchester City footballer have been named by police. |
| Kulwant Singh, 32, of Salford, and his sister Ravel-Kaur Singh, 37, of Cheetham Hill, died in the crash between a Mercedes and a Nissan Micra on Bury New Road on Saturday night. | Kulwant Singh, 32, of Salford, and his sister Ravel-Kaur Singh, 37, of Cheetham Hill, died in the crash between a Mercedes and a Nissan Micra on Bury New Road on Saturday night. |
| Ms Singh's two teenage sons were seriously injured. | Ms Singh's two teenage sons were seriously injured. |
| Courtney Meppen-Walter, 18, who was driving the Mercedes, has been arrested by police and remains in custody. | Courtney Meppen-Walter, 18, who was driving the Mercedes, has been arrested by police and remains in custody. |
| A 19-year-old man driving a Volkswagen Golf was also arrested at the scene after the collision, which happened at about 22:15 BST, on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He also remains in custody. | A 19-year-old man driving a Volkswagen Golf was also arrested at the scene after the collision, which happened at about 22:15 BST, on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He also remains in custody. |
| Police said Ms Singh's two sons were passengers in the back of the Micra. | Police said Ms Singh's two sons were passengers in the back of the Micra. |
| The 16-year-old boy has a head injury which is not believed to be life-threatening. | The 16-year-old boy has a head injury which is not believed to be life-threatening. |
| The 17-year-old boy also sustained a serious head injury and he remains in a critical condition. Both remain in Hope Hospital. | The 17-year-old boy also sustained a serious head injury and he remains in a critical condition. Both remain in Hope Hospital. |
| Meppen-Walter joined City in July 2010 and has yet to play for the Premier League champions. | |
| The youth team player has been a regular in the England under-17 side. |