Brit woman, 40, is among three killed while ‘many children’ are injured as van carrying UK family-of-seven hits two other vehicles in horror smash in France
- At least three people, including a woman from the UK, lost their lives in smash
Members of a British family of seven are among the dead and injured in a horror crash in northern France.
At least three people, including a woman from the UK, are among those who lost their lives in the collision on the A26 motorway, south of Lens, on Sunday evening.
‘Three people are dead and dozens injured, including many children,’ said a spokesman for local emergency services.
‘A van with a British family of seven people on board was one of the three vehicles involved in the crash.
‘A 40-year-old British woman died instantly, along with two others travelling in another vehicle.
‘The other passengers – aged between six and 48 – were taken to hospital in Cambrai and Arras.’
At least three people, including a woman from the UK, are among those who lost their lives in the collision on the A26 motorway, south of Lens, on Sunday evening.
Emergency services are pictured at the scene of the crash yesterday evening
The source said that some survivors remained in a ‘life threatening position’ in intensive care on Monday morning.
The accident took place on Sunday, shortly after 6pm, on a section of the motorway where road works were taking place, between the towns of Neuville-Saint-Vaast and Thélus.
A second vehicle contained four people, a 75-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man, who also died.
The other two passengers in this car were a 14-year-old boy and a 79-year-old man who were in a ‘critical condition’.
The third vehicle involved was a car with four passengers, including three children, aged between six and 33.
The section of the A26 motorway was closed off until late into the night on Saturday, as six emergency medical teams attended the scene.
Around 60 firefighters were also scrambled to the crash site to try to rescue the victims.
An investigation has been launched to try and determine the cause of the accident.
The incident occurred at the height of the holiday season, when thousands of British drivers make their way across the Channel.
