In a horrific collision involving two cars and a van in northern France, a British woman perished.
On the A26, south of Lens, at least three deaths have been officially confirmed.
Seven British citizens were in the van when the crash occurred just after 6 p.m. last night, according to local media.
Children are among those who have been harmed, according to a representative for the emergency services.
One of the three vehicles involved in the collision was a van with a British family of seven people inside, they continued.
‘A British woman, 40, and two other passengers in another car both passed away instantly.
“The other passengers, who ranged in age from six to 48, were transported 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.