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Child dies after 4x4 water crash Child dies after 4x4 river crash
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One child has died and four were critically injured after a 4x4 vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a river, Lincolnshire police have said. A three-year old girl has died and four children were critically injured after a 4x4 vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a river, police have said.
Two other children and two adults were also hurt when the Land Rover left A153 at Tattershall Bridge, near Coningsby, and entered River Witham. Two other children and two adults were also hurt when the Land Rover left A153 at Tattershall Bridge, near Coningsby, and entered the River Witham.
The children were at hospitals in Lincoln and Boston with "potentially life-threatening" injuries. The children were taken to 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. The three-year-old child died at Lincolnshire County Hospital.
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. Police said they believe the adults were the parents of all seven children.
Two of the other seriously injured children were originally taken to Boston Pilgrim hospital and were then transferred to Leicester Royal Infirmary.
The children are aged between three and 13.
Police say the Landrover left the road after it had passed a minibus and trailer carrying canoes which was travelling in the opposite direction.