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| Girl, 4, among Bath tipper truck crash dead | Girl, 4, among Bath tipper truck crash dead |
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| A four-year-old girl who was walking with her grandmother was among the people killed in a truck crash in Bath, police have confirmed. | A four-year-old girl who was walking with her grandmother was among the people killed in a truck crash in Bath, police have confirmed. |
| Mitzi Rosanna Steady died in the accident on Lansdown Lane. | |
| A Scania tipper truck struck the pair and several vehicles on a steep hill near a primary school in Lansdown Lane just after 16:00 GMT on Monday. | A Scania tipper truck struck the pair and several vehicles on a steep hill near a primary school in Lansdown Lane just after 16:00 GMT on Monday. |
| Three men from south Wales who were in a Volvo car, also died at the scene from their injuries. | Three men from south Wales who were in a Volvo car, also died at the scene from their injuries. |
| The injured grandmother remains in a critical condition in hospital. | The injured grandmother remains in a critical condition in hospital. |
| 'Tragic incident' | 'Tragic incident' |
| Two other people are being treated in hospital for minor injuries, including the lorry driver. Another man was discharged overnight. | Two other people are being treated in hospital for minor injuries, including the lorry driver. Another man was discharged overnight. |
| Police said those killed in the car were a 59-year-old man from Cwmbran and two men, aged 52 and 34, from Swansea. | Police said those killed in the car were a 59-year-old man from Cwmbran and two men, aged 52 and 34, from Swansea. |
| BBC reporter Andrew Plant said the driver of the tipper truck is thought to be aged 19. | |
| Police said he would be interviewed about the crash "as soon as he is well enough". | |
| "This is a tragic incident in which three men and a young girl have lost their lives and we're carrying out a full and meticulous investigation to find out what happened," Ch Insp Norman Pascal of Avon and Somerset Police said. | "This is a tragic incident in which three men and a young girl have lost their lives and we're carrying out a full and meticulous investigation to find out what happened," Ch Insp Norman Pascal of Avon and Somerset Police said. |
| "The tipper truck has been recovered and will undergo a full examination. Our investigators will be carrying out further enquiries at the scene today." | "The tipper truck has been recovered and will undergo a full examination. Our investigators will be carrying out further enquiries at the scene today." |
| Police described how they were met with a scene "of carnage" when they arrived at Lansdown Lane on Monday afternoon. | Police described how they were met with a scene "of carnage" when they arrived at Lansdown Lane on Monday afternoon. |
| The road has been closed since while accident investigations are carried out and sand and gravel from the truck is cleaned up. | The road has been closed since while accident investigations are carried out and sand and gravel from the truck is cleaned up. |
| The wreckage of the lorry and a badly damaged car were removed from the area early on Tuesday. | The wreckage of the lorry and a badly damaged car were removed from the area early on Tuesday. |
| At the scene: Rhiannon Beacham, BBC News | |
| Lansdown Lane remains closed this afternoon as a clean up operation gets under way. | |
| A crane and workers with shovels are clearing the sand and debris flung from the tipper truck when it overturned. | |
| A growing number of floral tributes, cuddly toys and pink heart shaped balloons are also being left, at the corner of the police tape preventing access to the street, by mums and their young children. | |
| A message on one bunch of flowers reads: "Always in our hearts, your angelic smile will never fade xxx". Another message reads: "Our thoughts are with you at this awful time" | |
| The accident happened close to Weston All Saints Primary School. The school was closed on Tuesday. | The accident happened close to Weston All Saints Primary School. The school was closed on Tuesday. |
| At a church service, held at All Saints Church, rector Patrick Whitworth said a "beautiful sunny day" had quickly turned to tragedy. | At a church service, held at All Saints Church, rector Patrick Whitworth said a "beautiful sunny day" had quickly turned to tragedy. |
| Rescue attempt | Rescue attempt |
| Brian Fisher, 53, who was working near the site of the crash when it happened, said: "It was carnage, absolute carnage." | Brian Fisher, 53, who was working near the site of the crash when it happened, said: "It was carnage, absolute carnage." |
| He and his colleague Karl Morgan, 32, tried to help the injured. | He and his colleague Karl Morgan, 32, tried to help the injured. |
| "We rushed there and tried to do what we could to help," Mr Fisher said. "I didn't get as far as the little girl, I helped get a pregnant woman out of her car who had abdominal pains. Karl found the little girl. | "We rushed there and tried to do what we could to help," Mr Fisher said. "I didn't get as far as the little girl, I helped get a pregnant woman out of her car who had abdominal pains. Karl found the little girl. |
| "We went to the silver car in which the three people died. We didn't see it at first, it was at the other side of the lorry. | "We went to the silver car in which the three people died. We didn't see it at first, it was at the other side of the lorry. |
| "We rushed there and tried to do what we could, to lift bits of the car off and get them out, but you wouldn't recognise it as a car. | "We rushed there and tried to do what we could, to lift bits of the car off and get them out, but you wouldn't recognise it as a car. |
| "I couldn't even tell you what make it was - the damage was that bad. | "I couldn't even tell you what make it was - the damage was that bad. |
| "There was a nurse who tried to clear a guy's airway but it didn't work. I don't know where they found the third person because we only found two. | "There was a nurse who tried to clear a guy's airway but it didn't work. I don't know where they found the third person because we only found two. |
| "I spoke to a police officer who said that in 25 years he had never seen anything like this." | "I spoke to a police officer who said that in 25 years he had never seen anything like this." |
| Sean McCostlin, who lives on Lansdown Lane, described the incident as "shocking". | Sean McCostlin, who lives on Lansdown Lane, described the incident as "shocking". |
| "I heard the horn [of the truck] blare about twice and it went really quickly by the house," he said. | "I heard the horn [of the truck] blare about twice and it went really quickly by the house," he said. |