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Seventh victim dies after crash | Seventh victim dies after crash |
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A 34-year-old woman who was seriously injured in a head-on car collision which claimed the lives of six others has died, police have said. | A 34-year-old woman who was seriously injured in a head-on car collision which claimed the lives of six others has died, police have said. |
The woman's 10-year-old nephew and nine-year-old niece are the only survivors of the crash which killed their grandparents and four others. | The woman's 10-year-old nephew and nine-year-old niece are the only survivors of the crash which killed their grandparents and four others. |
It happened on the A429 between Moreton in Marsh and Stow on the Wold in Gloucestershire on Friday night. | It happened on the A429 between Moreton in Marsh and Stow on the Wold in Gloucestershire on Friday night. |
Police have described it as one of the "worst ever" collisions in the county. | Police have described it as one of the "worst ever" collisions in the county. |
The cars involved - a Peugeot 306 and a VW Passat - crashed head-on as the Peugeot tried to overtake another car, said a Gloucestershire Police spokesman. | The cars involved - a Peugeot 306 and a VW Passat - crashed head-on as the Peugeot tried to overtake another car, said a Gloucestershire Police spokesman. |
The children's 53-year-old grandfather - who was driving the Passat - died at the scene. | The children's 53-year-old grandfather - who was driving the Passat - died at the scene. |
Their grandmother, 61, died later in hospital. She had been in the front passenger seat. | Their grandmother, 61, died later in hospital. She had been in the front passenger seat. |
The children's aunt - a 34-year-old woman from Stow-on-the-Wold - died in hospital on Saturday night. | |
The two children, from Stow, are described as being in a critical condition and are both being treated in hospital in Bristol. | The two children, from Stow, are described as being in a critical condition and are both being treated in hospital in Bristol. |
They, like their aunt, had been rear-seat passengers in the VW Passat. | They, like their aunt, had been rear-seat passengers in the VW Passat. |
Four people in the Peugeot died at the scene. They were a 35-year-old man, a 31-year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl - all from Moreton-in-Marsh - and a 20-year-old man from Chipping Norton. | Four people in the Peugeot died at the scene. They were a 35-year-old man, a 31-year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl - all from Moreton-in-Marsh - and a 20-year-old man from Chipping Norton. |
Neither of the female occupants of the car that was overtaken was hurt. | Neither of the female occupants of the car that was overtaken was hurt. |
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