At least three people, including a woman from the UK, lost their lives in smash
Members of a British family are among the dead in a road accident on a French motorway over the weekend, authorities have said.
At least three people, including a British from a family-of-seven, are among those who lost their lives in the collision on the A26 motorway, south of Lens, Northern France, on Sunday evening.
Several children were among the casualties, police said.
An emergency services spokesperson said: ‘Three people are dead and dozens injured, including many children. 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.’
Several victims in the crash, including a 14-year-old body, remained fighting for their lives in intensive care on Monday morning.
The collision happened shortly after 6pm on Sunday 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.
It happened at the height of the holiday season, when thousands of British drivers make their way across the Channel.
