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| Bath multiple-fatal tipper truck crash investigated | Bath multiple-fatal tipper truck crash investigated |
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| A tipper truck crash on a steep hill in Bath that left a child and three adults dead is under investigation. | A tipper truck crash on a steep hill in Bath that left a child and three adults dead is under investigation. |
| The truck also hit "a number of vehicles" and struck two pedestrians as it came down Lansdown Lane in Upper Weston, police said. | |
| Three people in a car and a young girl who was on foot died in the crash, the scene of which was sealed off. | Three people in a car and a young girl who was on foot died in the crash, the scene of which was sealed off. |
| Police said early witness accounts "suggest the driver was trying to avert an accident". | Police said early witness accounts "suggest the driver was trying to avert an accident". |
| The wreckage of the truck was removed from the scene early on Tuesday morning. | |
| Four others were seriously injured in the crash, with one left in a critical condition. The lorry driver was also taken to hospital. | Four others were seriously injured in the crash, with one left in a critical condition. The lorry driver was also taken to hospital. |
| Ch Supt Caroline Peters, of Avon and Somerset Police, said officers were met with a scene "of carnage", at about 16:00 GMT on Monday. | Ch Supt Caroline Peters, of Avon and Somerset Police, said officers were met with a scene "of carnage", at about 16:00 GMT on Monday. |
| "We have a collision team of investigators who are trying to assess the cause of this accident and we are working very closely with the fire service and South West Ambulance," she said. | "We have a collision team of investigators who are trying to assess the cause of this accident and we are working very closely with the fire service and South West Ambulance," she said. |
| A spokeswoman for South Western Ambulance Service said a patient taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol by air ambulance was in a critical condition. | A spokeswoman for South Western Ambulance Service said a patient taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol by air ambulance was in a critical condition. |
| And BBC reporter Andy Howard, at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, said a spokesperson confirmed two men and a woman had been admitted to the hospital with "multiple" but "not life-threatening" injuries. | And BBC reporter Andy Howard, at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, said a spokesperson confirmed two men and a woman had been admitted to the hospital with "multiple" but "not life-threatening" injuries. |
| Two of the casualties were kept in overnight as a precaution, but the third had been discharged, he added. | |
| Further casualties with less serious injuries received treatment from paramedics at a nearby school. | Further casualties with less serious injuries received treatment from paramedics at a nearby school. |
| Don Foster, Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, said the community was "in shock". | Don Foster, Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, said the community was "in shock". |
| "It is a road where we have put speed limits in and flashing lights because it is quite a steep hill coming down," he said. | "It is a road where we have put speed limits in and flashing lights because it is quite a steep hill coming down," he said. |
| "We are still waiting to get more details as to what the cause was. It is obviously devastating, tragic and awful, but until we know more we cannot speculate." | "We are still waiting to get more details as to what the cause was. It is obviously devastating, tragic and awful, but until we know more we cannot speculate." |
| Bath and North East Somerset Council said nearby Weston All Saints Primary school would be closed on Tuesday. | Bath and North East Somerset Council said nearby Weston All Saints Primary school would be closed on Tuesday. |
| Police said on Monday that Lansdown Lane was expected to remain closed overnight as collision investigators carry out a detailed examination. | Police said on Monday that Lansdown Lane was expected to remain closed overnight as collision investigators carry out a detailed examination. |
| A church service will be held on Tuesday morning at nearby All Saints Church. | |
| A statement said: "Our thoughts and prayers are with those who are grieving and have been involved with the tragic accident." | |
| Do you live in the area? Did you witness the accident or the emergency response? Email your experiences to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk | Do you live in the area? Did you witness the accident or the emergency response? Email your experiences to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk |
| Please include a contact number if you wish to be contacted by a BBC journalist. | Please include a contact number if you wish to be contacted by a BBC journalist. |
| Have your say | Have your say |