12/09/2014

Three Killed In Lincolnshire Road Crash

Lincolnshire Police have reported the deaths of three men in a road crash.

Police said the men were killed when a Renault Clio crashed head on with a Vauxhall Astra at about 19:00 on Thursday on the Hogsthorpe Road in Chapel St Leonards.

It is understood that the 70-year-old driver of the Astra, the 21-year-old driver of the Clio and a 21-year-old passenger all died in the collision.

Two other men, understood to be aged 23 and 21, are in hospital with serious injuries.

Lincolnshire Police is appealing for anyone who was in the area or saw the vehicles beforehand to contact them.

(MH/CD)


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