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Parked car led to Cornwall triple fatal crash Cornwall fatal crash: Car stopped on roadside before pile-up
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A five-vehicle crash in which two adults and a child died was caused by a car stopping at the side of the road, police said. Two adults and a child died in a five-vehicle crash after a car stopped at the side of the road, police said.
A man got out of the stopped vehicle on the Plymouth-bound carriageway of the A38 before a car travelling in the opposite direction hit him. Officers have described the chain of events that led to the pile-up on the A38 in Cornwall on Sunday.
A woman and a child from another car were also fatally injured in the pile-up on Sunday morning. They said a 53-year-old Plymouth man died after getting out of the stopped car and being hit by a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction.
Ch Insp Adrian Leisk said the victims' families are "devastated". A 32-year-old Saltash woman and her six-year-old son in another car also died.
Her four-year-old son has "potentially serious head injuries" but is said to be improving at Bristol Children's Hospital.
More on the fatal crash and other stories from CornwallMore on the fatal crash and other stories from Cornwall
Ch Insp Adrian Leisk from Devon and Cornwall Police said the families involved are "devastated".
One officer at the scene tweeted that it was the "most heartbreaking shift" in her six-year police career.One officer at the scene tweeted that it was the "most heartbreaking shift" in her six-year police career.
The series of crashes happened between Tideford and Landrake on the busy main road at about 11:15 BST. The pile-up happened between Tideford and Landrake on the busy main road at about 11:15 BST.
Mr Leisk said a vehicle pulled over and stopped on the single-lane section of carriageway. Ch Insp Leisk said a vehicle pulled over and stopped on the single-lane section of the Plymouth-bound carriageway.
"Someone has got out of that vehicle and has been struck by a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction," he added. "Someone has got out of that vehicle and has been struck by a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction," he said.
"Then a number of other vehicles have become involved and sadly two occupants of another vehicle have died." "Then a number of other vehicles have become involved and sadly two occupants of another vehicle have died.
The driver of the car that stopped was "in a state of shock" and was being questioned by police, he said.
"Every road death is a tragedy but it brings it into sharper focus and really hits home when there are children involved.""Every road death is a tragedy but it brings it into sharper focus and really hits home when there are children involved."
The driver of the car that stopped was "in a state of shock" and being questioned by police, he added.
The road, which was closed for most of Sunday, has reopened.The road, which was closed for most of Sunday, has reopened.
The air ambulance took a child with serious head injuries to Bristol Children's Hospital. Their condition is not thought to be life-threatening.
Six further people were taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth with minor injuries. Two others were treated at the scene by paramedics.Six further people were taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth with minor injuries. Two others were treated at the scene by paramedics.