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At least four dead as tipper truck collides with vehicles and pedestrians in Bath | At least four dead as tipper truck collides with vehicles and pedestrians in Bath |
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A least four people have died and several others have been injured, after a tipper truck collided with pedestrians and vehicles on a hill in Bath. | |
Eye witnesses told the police that the driver was trying to avert an accident, as the truck travelled down the steep hill. | |
Avon and Somerset Police are carrying out an investigation into the collision which took place at around 4pm today in Lansdown Lane, Upper Weston, Bath. | Avon and Somerset Police are carrying out an investigation into the collision which took place at around 4pm today in Lansdown Lane, Upper Weston, Bath. |
We’re carrying out an investigation into the scene of a collision in Lansdown Lane in which four people have died http://t.co/6Mn2cjMrhY | We’re carrying out an investigation into the scene of a collision in Lansdown Lane in which four people have died http://t.co/6Mn2cjMrhY |
The truck was carrying aggregate - materials used in construction - when it ran into a number of other vehicles and two pedestrians, according to police. | The truck was carrying aggregate - materials used in construction - when it ran into a number of other vehicles and two pedestrians, according to police. |
Lansdown Lane, where the collision occurred at around 4pm The emergency services airlifted one patient to Southmead Hospital in Bristol, who was in a critical condition, a spokeswoman for South Western Ambulance Service NHS said. | |
She added that three others have been rushed to the Royal United Hospital in Bath. Their conditions are not yet known. | |
Further casualties with less serious injuries are being assessed and treated by paramedics at a nearby school. | |
"There were two air ambulances at the scene, five ambulances, three paramedics in rapid response vehicles and a BASICS [British Association for Immediate Care] doctor," she added. | "There were two air ambulances at the scene, five ambulances, three paramedics in rapid response vehicles and a BASICS [British Association for Immediate Care] doctor," she added. |
Ch Supt Caroline Peters, of Avon and Somset Police, said the scene was “one of carnage” and called the evening "tragic." | |
She told ITV News: "At this stage we cannot say much about the victims but we are doing all we can to identify them as soon as possible." | |
Motorists have been advised to avoid the Lansdown Lane area between the High Street and Deanhill Lane, which will remain closed by police. | |
Lansdown Lane, Bath is currently closed due to accident and drivers should seek another route. | |
Weston All Saints Primary School nearby the scene of the incident, will be closed tomorrow. | Weston All Saints Primary School nearby the scene of the incident, will be closed tomorrow. |
A spokesman for Bath and North East Somerset Council said: "Due to the tragic accident on Lansdown Lane this evening, the police have asked that Weston All Saints Primary be closed tomorrow. | A spokesman for Bath and North East Somerset Council said: "Due to the tragic accident on Lansdown Lane this evening, the police have asked that Weston All Saints Primary be closed tomorrow. |
He advised parents and carer to check the school website closure page for further updates. | |
Liberal Democrat campaigner Chris Lucas took a photo of two air ambulances landing on a playing field shortly after the incident. | |
He said: "My children were coming home and as I opened the front door my neighbour said 'Oh my God there has been a crash, I'm going to call the emergency services'. We didn't know at that point how bad it was. | |
Mr Lucas added that while he didn't see the incident, he saw the two aircrafts landing on the field, adding "there were several buzzing around." | |
"One thing that is really is concerning is that road is on the school pick-up run. Weston All Saints Primary School is right next to it. | |
"All fatalities are awful, but I am praying there are no children involved. It is a very tight community here and one of my children goes to that school. | |
"My thoughts go out to everyone involved," he said. | |
Additional reporting by PA |