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| Four killed as tipper truck crashes in Bath | |
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| Four people have been killed in a crash involving a tipper truck that hit cars and pedestrians as it travelled down a steep hill in Bath. | |
| The truck struck "a number of vehicles" and two pedestrians as it travelled down Lansdown Lane in Upper Weston, just after 16:00 GMT, police said. | |
| Four people died at the scene and several others have been injured. | Four people died at the scene and several others have been injured. |
| Police said early witness accounts "suggest the driver was trying to avert an accident". | |
| 'Weirdly calm' | |
| BBC reporter Ali Vowles, who is at the scene, said: "Lansdown Hill is a really steep hill. It would be very difficult if you, for whatever reason, lost control of a vehicle. | |
| "It's weirdly calm at the moment. Normally you might get huge numbers of people coming to see what has happened, but most appear to have stayed away." | |
| Avon and Somerset Police said the truck, which was carrying aggregate, crashed as it travelled down the hill. | |
| "Casualties are being taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath and Southmead Hospital in Bristol," a force spokesman said. | |
| "We're working with South Western Ambulance Service and Avon Fire and Rescue Service at the scene. | "We're working with South Western Ambulance Service and Avon Fire and Rescue Service at the scene. |
| "The area is closed off to allow for investigative work to take place." | "The area is closed off to allow for investigative work to take place." |