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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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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." | 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." | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. The photo Chris Lucas took of the two ai r ambulances landing near the scene of the incident (Image: Chris Lucas) 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." | 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. | "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. | "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. | "My thoughts go out to everyone involved," he said. |
| Don Foster, the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath said the community "is in shock". | Don Foster, the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath said the community "is in shock". |
| "It is obviously devastating, tragic and awful, but until we know more we cannot speculate." | "It is obviously devastating, tragic and awful, but until we know more we cannot speculate." |
| He said the council has imposed 20mph speed restrictions on parts of the road to improve safety. | He said the council has imposed 20mph speed restrictions on parts of the road to improve safety. |
| He said: "It is a road where we have put speed limits in and flashing lights because it is quite a steep hill coming down. There have been attempts by the council over the years to improve safety on the road." | He said: "It is a road where we have put speed limits in and flashing lights because it is quite a steep hill coming down. There have been attempts by the council over the years to improve safety on the road." |
| Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |