Woman And Three Children Killed In A34 Crash Police say three children were among the victims, as a man is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

 

Three children and a 45-year-old woman have been revealed as the victims of a fatal car crash on the A34 in Berkshire.

The collision involved four heavy-goods vehicles and four cars and happened on the northbound stretch of the road, north of Newbury, after the East Ilsley turn-off, at about 5pm yesterday.
Police said the three children who died were an 11-year-old boy, an 11-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy - all from Bedfordshire.
It is believed they were travelling in the same car.
Pictures of ambulances at the scene suggest the crash may have happened on the brow of a hill. 

 

A 30-year-old man from Andover arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving has been released on police bail until October.
One man was flown to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital with life-threatening injuries, two were taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital with minor injuries, while nine more people were treated for minor injuries at the scene.
Chief Inspector Henry Parsons, head of the Joint Operations Unit for Roads Policing, said: "Our thoughts are with anyone affected by this tragedy.

"Can I ask anyone who witnessed the collision, including anyone travelling on the southbound carriageway who saw anything they believe is significant, to contact police."
The northbound carriageway of the A34, between Chieveley at J3 of the M4 and the West Ilsley junction was closed until 6.30am this morning but both carriageways are now open.
Meanwhile, three people who died when a car and a lorry collided in Whickham, Gateshead on Wednesday were a 43-year-old man and two 17-year-old girls, Northumbria Police have said.
The occupants of the black Mercedes-AMG C 63 died at the scene of the crash in Fellside Road. The lorry driver was uninjured.