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Two children and an adult have been killed in a collision involving two vehicles on a Cambridgeshire road. | |
Five other people are in Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge after the crash on the A1307 at Linton on Saturday. | Five other people are in Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge after the crash on the A1307 at Linton on Saturday. |
Two of the injured are children whose condition is described as "critical" while the other three have serious injuries, police said. | Two of the injured are children whose condition is described as "critical" while the other three have serious injuries, police said. |
The accident happened on a section of road that the Highways Agency has promised to improve. | The accident happened on a section of road that the Highways Agency has promised to improve. |
Several accidents have occurred on the A1307 near Linton in the past year and in April the Highways Agency pledged to make improvements following the death of a teenage pedestrian. | Several accidents have occurred on the A1307 near Linton in the past year and in April the Highways Agency pledged to make improvements following the death of a teenage pedestrian. |
Alice Westland, 16, was struck by a vehicle at Horseheath, between Linton and Haverhill. | Alice Westland, 16, was struck by a vehicle at Horseheath, between Linton and Haverhill. |
Police at first believed four vehicles had been involved in Saturday's accident but later revised that to two. | Police at first believed four vehicles had been involved in Saturday's accident but later revised that to two. |