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Child dies after 4x4 river crash Child dies after 4x4 river crash
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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. A three-year old girl has died and four children have been critically injured when a 4x4 vehicle crashed into a river in Lincolnshire.
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. Two other children and two adults in the Land Rover were not seriously hurt when it left the A153 at Tattershall Bridge near Coningsby, police said.
The children were taken to hospitals in Lincoln and Boston with "potentially life-threatening" injuries. Four seriously-injured children were taken to Lincoln County Hospital and Boston Pilgrim Hospital.
Lincolnshire police said the accident happened at 1550 BST. Lincolnshire police said the accident happened at 1550 BST on Sunday.
The three-year-old child died at Lincolnshire County Hospital. The three-year-old child was also taken to Lincoln County Hospital, where she died later.
Lincolnshire Police spokesman Sgt Andy Roach said it is believed the Land Rover lost control and plunged down the embankment into the River Witham.
The accident happened as the 4x4 passed a white minibus towing a trailer containing canoes on a single track road.
Local resident Jill Ogburn, who helped the survivors, said: "It was very distressing - everybody was doing everything they could to help and to comfort the children."
Police said they believe the adults were the parents of all seven children.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. Two of the seriously injured children were later transferred to Leicester Royal Infirmary.
The children are aged between three and 13.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.