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Three men die as car hits house | Three men die as car hits house |
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Three men killed when the car they were in careered into a family house in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, have been named by police. | |
Local men Derek Campbell, 19, and Andrew Morrison, 27, and Anthony Stewart, 35, from East Kilbride, died at the scene in Dalton Hill. | |
The detached home was left unsafe and had to be demolished after the Ford Mondeo ploughed into it on Saturday. | |
Two adults and their daughter, who were in the house at the time, were unhurt. | |
Ch Insp Jim Igoe of Strathclyde Police said Robert and Margaret Gordon and 20-year-old daughter Stephanie had been very lucky to escape uninjured. | Ch Insp Jim Igoe of Strathclyde Police said Robert and Margaret Gordon and 20-year-old daughter Stephanie had been very lucky to escape uninjured. |
Three killed as car hits house | |
He said: "An absolutely horrendous road crash occurred on the Earnock Road in Hamilton. | He said: "An absolutely horrendous road crash occurred on the Earnock Road in Hamilton. |
"A silver Ford Mondeo was being driven from the East Kilbride area. The vehicle was coming round a right-hand bend and the driver lost control. | "A silver Ford Mondeo was being driven from the East Kilbride area. The vehicle was coming round a right-hand bend and the driver lost control. |
"The vehicle struck the house and has taken a substantial portion of the house down. | "The vehicle struck the house and has taken a substantial portion of the house down. |
"The three occupants had an extremely lucky escape." | "The three occupants had an extremely lucky escape." |
Eyewitness Chris Menary, 17, said when he went out into the street the family from the house and neighbours were outside. | |
"Everyone was in shock at first and didn't realise there were people in the car," he said. | "Everyone was in shock at first and didn't realise there were people in the car," he said. |
Strathclyde Police are investigating the cause of the crash. | Strathclyde Police are investigating the cause of the crash. |