Three killed in head-on crash after car drives wrong way down slip road

Three people died in the crash, police confirmed
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Asher McShane14 April 2019

Three people were killed in a head-on crash when a car was driven the wrong way down a slip road in Peterborough.

Police said the three died on the Fletton Parkway just after midnight today.

Officers were called to a collision involving two vehicles at the slip road to Stanground on the westbound carriageway.

One vehicle had driven down the slip road the wrong way and collided head-on with another vehicle, killing all three of its occupants.

The driver of the offending vehicle survived but is in critical condition in hospital.

He has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while under the influence of drink and/or drugs.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police online at www.cambs.police.uk/report quoting incident 2 of 14 April, or call 101.

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