Boy, 16, and man, 40, die after car submerged in water in Lincolnshire crash
A 16-year-old boy and a man aged 40 have died after the car they were travelling in was submerged in water following a crash, Lincolnshire Police[1] have said. Police are appealing for witnesses of the collision, which took place on Tetney Lock Road in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. It was reported at 1.33pm on Saturday.
Both the boy and the man were pronounced dead at the scene, after a blue Mercedes 300 left the road and became submerged in water. The victims' next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers. Diversions were put in place at Tetney Lock Road junction with Hoop End and the Tetney Lock Road junction with New Delights while emergency services were at the scene, and initial enquiries were carried out.
The road was reopened just before 3am. The force is appealing for anyone with information to come forward, particularly those who may have footage of the crash itself or those who saw the vehicle driving prior to the incident.
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The police statement continued: "Please check footage from the Laceby crossroads at Laceby, Grimsby, and the surrounding roads leading to the Tetney Lock Road area between 12:30pm and 1.33pm yesterday. "At this stage it is not believed there were any other vehicles involved but we are keeping an open mind as the investigation progresses".
Anyone with information is advised to call 01522 212316 and quote incident 190 of 6 January, or email [email protected][2] and put "Incident 190 of 6 January" in the subject line. The news comes after Lincolnshire was among many UK regions hit by heavy rainfall and flooding from Storm Henk[3] this week. Lincolnshire Police announced[4] on Saturday evening that Trent Bridge was closed overnight at Gainsborough due to road flooding before reopening this morning, while Dunham Bridge remains closed - also due to flooding - for at least the next three days.
In its latest update on Storm Henk flooding, the Lincolnshire Resilience Forum said that water levels at Torksey Lock peaked at their highest recorded level of just over 7.4m on Saturday afternoon. Although levels are now receding, the update[5] advised that they could take up to a week to return to normal. As of Sunday afternoon, there were 169 flood warnings[6] - where flooding is "expected" - in place across England from the Environment Agency (EA), with a further 175 alerts for "possible" flooding.
With more than 1,800 homes already struggling to deal with flooding, and almost every river in England reaching exceptionally (and some record) high levels, the EA warned that the risk posed by high water levels is likely to continue over the coming days[7].
References
- ^ Lincolnshire Police (inews.co.uk)
- ^ [email protected] (inews.co.uk)
- ^ Storm Henk (inews.co.uk)
- ^ announced (twitter.com)
- ^ update (www.lincolnshireresilienceforum.org)
- ^ flood warnings (inews.co.uk)
- ^ likely to continue over the coming days (inews.co.uk)