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| Girl, two, killed in river crash | Girl, two, killed in river crash |
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| A two-year old girl died and four children were seriously injured when a Land Rover car crashed into a river in Lincolnshire. | |
| Two other children and two adults in the vehicle were not seriously hurt when it left the A153 at Tattershall Bridge near Coningsby, police said. | Two other children and two adults in the vehicle were not seriously hurt when it left the A153 at Tattershall Bridge near Coningsby, police said. |
| The four seriously injured children were taken to Lincoln County Hospital and Boston Pilgrim Hospital. | The four seriously injured children were taken to Lincoln County Hospital and Boston Pilgrim Hospital. |
| Police said some people tried to rescue the car's occupants from the river. | Police said some people tried to rescue the car's occupants from the river. |
| 'Waded in water' | 'Waded in water' |
| The two-year-old child was also taken to Lincoln County Hospital, where she later died. | The two-year-old child was also taken to Lincoln County Hospital, where she later died. |
| Lincolnshire Police spokesman Sgt Andy Roach said it was believed the Land Rover lost control and plunged down the embankment into the River Witham. | Lincolnshire Police spokesman Sgt Andy Roach said it was believed the Land Rover lost control and plunged down the embankment into the River Witham. |
| The accident at 1550 BST on Sunday happened as the car passed a white minibus towing a trailer containing canoes on a single track road. | The accident at 1550 BST on Sunday happened as the car passed a white minibus towing a trailer containing canoes on a single track road. |
| Sgt Roach said: "There were some local heroes who... waded into the water and helped rescue these people from the vehicle." | Sgt Roach said: "There were some local heroes who... waded into the water and helped rescue these people from the vehicle." |
| 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." | 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 seriously injured children, aged between 3 and 13, were later transferred to Leicester Royal Infirmary. | Two of the seriously injured children, aged between 3 and 13, were later transferred to Leicester Royal Infirmary. |
| An eight-year-old girl remains in a critical condition, two children are described as critical but stable and another is stable. |