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Child dies after 4x4 water crash | Child dies after 4x4 water crash |
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One child has died and four were critically injured after a 4x4 vehicle they were travelling in crashed into water, police have said. | One child has died and four were critically injured after a 4x4 vehicle they were travelling in crashed into water, police have said. |
Two other children and two adults were also hurt when the Land Rover left A153 at Tattershall Bridge, near Coningsby, in Lincolnshire. | Two other children and two adults were also hurt when the Land Rover left A153 at Tattershall Bridge, near Coningsby, in Lincolnshire. |
The children were at hospitals in Lincoln and Boston with "potentially life-threatening" injuries. | The children were at hospitals in Lincoln and Boston with "potentially life-threatening" injuries. |
Lincolnshire police said the accident happened at 1550 BST. | Lincolnshire police said the accident happened at 1550 BST. |
The child who died was a two-year-old girl. Police have not confirmed if all the vehicle occupants were from the same family. | |
It appeared the Land Rover spun on the road as it tried to avoid a collision with an on-coming vehicle, before crashing into the water. |