Three people - including a child - dead after crash between car and minibus in Alderley Edge
A 9-year-old girl's fighting for her life and a 19-year-old woman's seriously injured in hospital following the collision
Last updated 5th Nov 2018
Following a serious collision in Alderley Edge, police have confirmed that three people have died.
At 12.04am on Sunday 4 November emergency services were called to a serious collision on the A34 Melrose Way in Alderley Edge.
The collision involved a car and a minibus. A number of casualties from the minibus were treated at the scene and taken to hospital.
Sadly, two people, a man aged 47 and a 14-year-old girl, died at the scene and a third, a woman aged 41, died at hospital. They were all travelling in the car.
Two others in the car – a nine-year-old girl and a 19-year-old woman – are currently in hospital. Their respective conditions are described as critical and serious.
Seven others were injured in the collision
The family are being supported by specialist officers and wish to be left to grieve in peace.
Anyone who witnessed the collision and has not yet spoken to police should contact Cheshire Constabulary on 101, quoting IML 231304