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| Bristol river crash death: Man charged by police | |
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| A 33-year-old man from Bristol has been charged after a woman was killed when a car plunged off a bridge into the River Avon. | |
| The woman in her 20s and two passengers were taken to hospital along with six police officers who dived into the water in a rescue bid. | |
| A 21-year-old woman from Bristol has been released on police bail. | A 21-year-old woman from Bristol has been released on police bail. |
| The man will appear before magistrates in Bristol on Monday charged with causing death by dangerous driving. | |
| He also faces charges of drink-driving, driving without insurance and driving a motor vehicle without a licence. | He also faces charges of drink-driving, driving without insurance and driving a motor vehicle without a licence. |
| The crash happened at 04:00 BST on Saturday and involved a silver BMW car containing five people going through railings on St Phillips Bridge and falling 20ft (6m) into the River Avon. | The crash happened at 04:00 BST on Saturday and involved a silver BMW car containing five people going through railings on St Phillips Bridge and falling 20ft (6m) into the River Avon. |
| Six police officers dived into the water to help with the rescue bid and were treated in hospital as a precaution. | Six police officers dived into the water to help with the rescue bid and were treated in hospital as a precaution. |
| The two other passengers from the car were treated by medics and are now helping police as witnesses. |