Girl, 4, and boy, 9, among 3 killed after car crashes with lorry on A5 in Hinckley

A FOUR-year-old girl and a boy aged nine are among three killed after a car crashed with a lorry in Leicestershire.

A man also died following the collision on the A5 in Hinckley on Friday afternoon.

Police were called to the area near Burbage at 4.24pm to a report of a collision involving a silver BMW car and a lorry.

West Midlands Ambulance Service, East Midlands Ambulance Service and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service were also in attendance.

Sadly the driver of the car – a man in his 30s – and a nine-year-old boy who was travelling as a passenger in the car, were pronounced dead at the scene.

A woman, in her 30s, and a four-year-old girl who were travelling as passengers in the car, were taken to hospital.

The girl was sadly pronounced dead at hospital a short time later.

The woman currently remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.

The driver of the lorry was not seriously injured.

A road closure remained in place in the area while emergency services attended the scene.

The road was reopened at around 12.25am today.

Officers are continuing to carry out an investigation to establish the full circumstances of the incident.

Detective Constable Anna Andrew, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “This is an extremely sad and tragic incident and our thoughts remain with those who have lost their lives, their families and with others involved and who have been affected.

“Emergency services attended the scene and we know members of the public also assisted at the scene when the collision happened – thank you to everyone who responded and helped in these devastating and extremely distressing circumstances.

“We are continuing to provide full support to the families of the people involved and to investigate the collision to establish the full circumstances in relation to what has happened.”

Cops have also appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

Anyone with information can contact the force online at or by calling 101 quoting incident 523 of 8 September.