Man and two children die as woman fights for life after tragic crash
A man and two children have tragically died, while a woman is fighting for her life in hospital after a crash. Emergency services rushed to the scene on the A5 in Hinckley following a collision between a car and a HGV lorry.
The male driver, a boy, girl and woman were found inside the car as ambulances arrived at around 4.20pm on Friday (Sept 8). The motorist sadly died at the scene while the boy received advanced life support, but nothing could be done to save him.
The girl had suffered life-threatening injuries in the collision. She was rushed to hospital where she died shortly after arrival. A woman, who was also a passenger in the car, sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital, where she continues to receive further treatment.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Upon arrival ambulance staff found four occupants of the car. The first was a man who was the driver. Unfortunately, nothing could be done to save him and he was confirmed deceased at the scene.
“A boy who was a passenger in the car received advanced life support from ambulance staff. Unfortunately, despite their best efforts it became clear that nothing more could be done to save him and he was confirmed deceased at the scene.
“A girl who was a passenger in the vehicle had sustained life threatening injuries. She was conveyed to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire with advanced life support continued en route but unfortunately, nothing more could be done to save her and she was confirmed deceased shortly after arrival at hospital.”
Resources from both West Midlands Ambulance Service and East Midlands Ambulance Service were sent to the scene on Watling Street, Burbage. West Midlands Ambulance Service sent two ambulances, two paramedic officers and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance to the scene.
“A woman who was a passenger in the vehicle had sustained life-threatening injuries,” the service added. “Ambulance staff administered advanced life support to her at the scene which continued en route to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire where she was conveyed via land ambulance for further treatment.”
The driver of the HGV was assessed by ambulance staff but did not require further treatment. He received treatment at the scene and self-care advice before being discharged.
Leicestershire Police urged anyone who witnessed the collision, or who has information or dashcam footage of the incident, to come forward. Detective Constable Anna Andrew, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at Leicestershire Police, said: “This is an extremely sad and tragic incident and our thoughts remain with those who have lost their lives, their families and with others involved and who have been affected.
“Emergency services attended the scene and we know members of the public also assisted at the scene when the collision happened – thank you to everyone who responded and helped in these devastating and extremely distressing circumstances.
“We are continuing to provide full support to the families of the people involved and to investigate the collision to establish the full circumstances in relation to what has happened.
“We have already spoken to a number of people as part of our enquiries. However, if you do have any information in relation to the collision, if you saw the collision or if you saw either of the vehicles travelling beforehand, please do make contact with police if you have not already done so. If you have any dashcam footage, please also check this and get in touch with us to help us with our enquiries.
“You can report information to us online at www.leics.police.uk or by calling 101 quoting incident 523 of 8 September. Thank you.”
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