Seven people seriously injured after horror crash in Midlands
A serious crash on the A426 in the Midlands has left seven people seriously injured. Two cars were travelling on Rugby Road[1] when they collided at 8.30pm on Friday (December 17). Police say the road was closed in both directions until the early hours of the next day while emergency services dealt with the incident, reports LeicestershireLive[2].
It is believed one of the cars, a Citroen C3, was carrying five people aged between 18 and 34. All five people were taken to hospital where they remain, with life-threatening injuries. A man and woman, both in their 60s, were in the second car, a Mercedes CLK and are in hospital with possible life-changing injuries, said Leicestershire Police.
Detective Sergeant Ed Des-Chanelle, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "It is an extremely sad incident that has resulted in seven people sustaining serious injuries. We are currently investigating the incident and are working to establish how the collision has occurred and the movements of both vehicles leading up to it. "If you were travelling in the area of Rugby[4] Road around 8.30pm and you saw either car beforehand or the collision itself, please come forward. We are also urging anyone who was in the Cotesbach area at the time to check their dash cam in case they have captured anything that could be useful for the investigation."
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References
- ^ Rugby Road (www.coventrytelegraph.net)
- ^ LeicestershireLive (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
- ^ Concern for local teenage girl who has not been 'seen or heard from for days' (www.coventrytelegraph.net)
- ^ Rugby (www.coventrytelegraph.net)
- ^ here (data.reachplc.com)
- ^ Coventry (www.coventrytelegraph.net)