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River crash claims two more lives | River crash claims two more lives |
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Four children have now died after their family's Land Rover crashed into a river in Lincolnshire on Sunday. | |
Thor Gresham, five, and his sister Angel, four, were pronounced dead at Leicester Royal Infirmary on Tuesday. | |
Their sisters Willow, two, and Keavy, eight, died on Sunday and Monday. Another sister, Amber, nine is in a stable condition in hospital. | |
They were with their parents in a vehicle which careered into the River Witham near Tattershall Bridge. | |
An inquest is expected to open later this week into the death of Willow, who died at Lincoln County Hospital. | An inquest is expected to open later this week into the death of Willow, who died at Lincoln County Hospital. |
Her nine-year-old sister Amber remains in a stable condition in Leicester Royal Infirmary. | Her nine-year-old sister Amber remains in a stable condition in Leicester Royal Infirmary. |
As as a parent myself I just can't imagine what it must be like for those parents Sgt Dave Kay, Lincs Police | As as a parent myself I just can't imagine what it must be like for those parents Sgt Dave Kay, Lincs Police |
Nigel Gresham, 36, and his partner Sara Bolland, 31, were not seriously hurt, along with their 12-year-old son Liam and 13-year-old daughter Star. | Nigel Gresham, 36, and his partner Sara Bolland, 31, were not seriously hurt, along with their 12-year-old son Liam and 13-year-old daughter Star. |
Mr Gresham and Ms Bolland are the parents of all seven children involved in the accident and the family have always lived locally, police said. | Mr Gresham and Ms Bolland are the parents of all seven children involved in the accident and the family have always lived locally, police said. |
Officers said some people had tried to rescue the car's occupants from the river. | Officers said some people had tried to rescue the car's occupants from the river. |
Lincolnshire Police spokesman Sgt Andy Roach said it was believed the Land Rover lost control and plunged down an embankment into the River Witham. | Lincolnshire Police spokesman Sgt Andy Roach said it was believed the Land Rover lost control and plunged down an embankment into the River Witham. |
The accident at 1550 BST on Sunday happened on a single track road as the car passed a white minibus towing a trailer containing canoes. | The accident at 1550 BST on Sunday happened on a single track road as the car passed a white minibus towing a trailer containing canoes. |
Sgt Dave Kay from Lincolnshire Police said family liaison officers were on hand to help the children's relatives. | Sgt Dave Kay from Lincolnshire Police said family liaison officers were on hand to help the children's relatives. |
"We're there at a distance," he said. | "We're there at a distance," he said. |
"We don't want to get too close to the family because of the devastation of losing one child and now we've lost four. | "We don't want to get too close to the family because of the devastation of losing one child and now we've lost four. |
"As as a parent myself I just can't imagine what it must be like for those parents." | "As as a parent myself I just can't imagine what it must be like for those parents." |