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Six killed in head-on car crash | Six killed in head-on car crash |
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Six people, including a teenage girl, have died in a head-on collision in Gloucestershire. | |
The crash happened on the A429 between Moreton in Marsh and Stow on the Wold, near the Broadwell turning, at about 2120 GMT on Friday. | |
Another three people - including two children aged nine and 10 from Stow - remain in hospital with serious injuries. | |
Road closures remain in place and police are appealing for witnesses. | |
Abdominal injuries | |
All four occupants of a Peugeot 306 - including the teenage girl - were killed when their car collided with a VW Passat while overtaking another car. | |
They were declared dead at the scene, as was the Passat driver, a 53-year-old man from Stow. | |
A 61-year-old woman travelling in the Passat later died in hospital. | |
The three other occupants - two children and a 34-year-old woman - remain in a critical condition in hospital. | |
The four occupants from the Peugeot - from Moreton or Chipping Norton - were all declared dead at the scene Sergeant Kevin Roseblade | |
The nine-year-old girl is being treated at Bristol Children's Hospital for abdominal injuries, while the boy is at Frenchay Hospital with head injuries. | |
The two cars, registered to county residents, crashed head-on, said a Gloucestershire Police spokeswoman. | The two cars, registered to county residents, crashed head-on, said a Gloucestershire Police spokeswoman. |
A Kia was also involved, but neither of the two female occupants was hurt. | |
Sergeant Kevin Roseblade added: "A Peugeot 306 travelling north to Moreton was overtaking a KIA and collided head-on with a VW Passat that was travelling in the opposite direction towards Stow. | |
"The four occupants from the Peugeot - from Moreton or Chipping Norton - were all declared dead at the scene. | |
"The driver of the Passat was likewise declared dead at the scene. And the other front seat occupant of that was a 61-year-old female and she died earlier this morning in hospital." | |
The occupants of the Peugeot were two men aged 35, a 31-year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl from Moreton in Marsh, and a 20-year-old woman from Chipping Norton. | |
The junction of the A429 and A44 in Moreton in Marsh remain shut, as are the A429 Longborough turning, the A429 at Stow, and the Donnington crossroads. | The junction of the A429 and A44 in Moreton in Marsh remain shut, as are the A429 Longborough turning, the A429 at Stow, and the Donnington crossroads. |