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| Buxton river crash: Man dies after family cars overturn | |
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| A man has died after two cars carrying four members of the same family crashed into a Derbyshire river. | |
| The vehicles - which overturned - went into the River Wye next to the A6 in Buxton just before 09:00 GMT. | |
| A spokesman for Derbyshire Fire and Rescue said the "weather certainly contributed to the incident". | A spokesman for Derbyshire Fire and Rescue said the "weather certainly contributed to the incident". |
| The four casualties - a man, woman and two children - were taken to Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, Greater Manchester for treatment. | The four casualties - a man, woman and two children - were taken to Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, Greater Manchester for treatment. |
| According to eyewitnesses a man who was trapped inside one of the vehicles was rescued but later died. | |
| The condition of the other people is not yet known. | |
| The accident happened close to the Topley Pike Quarry and the A6 was closed to traffic while recovery work took place. | The accident happened close to the Topley Pike Quarry and the A6 was closed to traffic while recovery work took place. |
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| Paul Hawker, station manager at Buxton fire station, said they believed both cars had lost control on the same area of snow or ice minutes after each other. | Paul Hawker, station manager at Buxton fire station, said they believed both cars had lost control on the same area of snow or ice minutes after each other. |
| The occupants of one of the cars - the mother and daughter - managed to get out of the water and call for help. | The occupants of one of the cars - the mother and daughter - managed to get out of the water and call for help. |
| Mr Hawker said two nearby residents and a police officer had got into the water to help rescue the two occupants of the second car until fire crews arrived. | Mr Hawker said two nearby residents and a police officer had got into the water to help rescue the two occupants of the second car until fire crews arrived. |
| Derbyshire Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident. | Derbyshire Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident. |
| Neil Carruthers from Buxton Mountain Rescue said they were called to assist in rescuing two of the casualties that were further along the river near the cottages. | |
| He said: "It is unclear how they came to be there but two people were found further along from where the crash happened. | |
| "They were not in the river and we assisted with their evacuation." |