A horrific collision involving two cars and a van in northern France claimed the life of a British woman.
One of the three people who perished on the A26, south of Lens, has been identified as Miriam Posen, a resident of the Orthodox Jewish neighbourhood of Stamford Hill, London.
Her two girls and their father were hurt in the collision and are undergoing medical attention, according to the Jewish Chronicle.
The mother of ten was reportedly travelling with seven family members when the incident occurred.
Seven Britons were reportedly inside the van when the crash occurred last night shortly after 6 o’clock, according to the local media.
Children are among those who were injured, according to an emergency services representative.
They said, “One of the three vehicles involved in the crash was a van with a British family of seven people on board.”
Along with two other passengers in another car, a 40-year-old British woman perished instantaneously.
The remaining travellers, who ranged in age from six to 48, were transferred to hospitals in Arras and Cambrai.
It has been determined that two people who were riding in one of the cars—a 75-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man—died.
A 79-year-old man who is in a “critical condition” and a 14-year-old boy who were the other two occupants in this vehicle.
Three children, the youngest of whom was six years old, were among the four occupants in the third car at the time of the collision.
Soon after, 60 firefighters and other emergency services rushed to the area.
The collision occurred between the towns of Neuville-Saint-Vaast and Thélus on a stretch of the highway when construction was being done on the roads.
‘We are in contact with the local authorities following a road traffic accident in France and have given our assistance to the family,’ an FCDO representative stated.