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{"source_url": "https://www.standard.co.uk", "url": "https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/six-killed-uk-car-crash-new-year-celebrations-a4324111.html", "title": "BA staff among six people killed in collisions on UK roads amid New Year celebrations", "top_image": "https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2020/01/01/15/stanwellfatalcrash010120b.jpg", "meta_img": "https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2020/01/01/15/stanwellfatalcrash010120b.jpg", "images": ["https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2020/01/01/15/stanwellfatalcrash010120b.jpg"], "movies": [], "text": "ES News email The latest headlines in your inbox Enter your email address Continue Please enter an email address Email address is invalid Fill out this field Email address is invalid You already have an account. Please log in Register with your social account or click here to log in I would like to receive lunchtime headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts, by email Update newsletter preferences\n\nAt least six people have died on Britain's roads in the past 24 hours during a series of horror crashes over the New Year.\n\nThree British Airways staff in their 20s were also killed, and a 25-year-old woman seriously injured, when their car collided with an HGV in Stanwell, Surrey, just before midnight.\n\nA 62-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Cannock, West Midlands, on New Year's Eve when a driver smashed into her mobility scooter at 6.30pm.\n\nMinutes into the new year, in the West Midlands, a 37-year-old died after crashing into a tree.\n\nIn Manchester, a 57-year-old man died and four others were seriously injured when a Mercedes crashed into a Skoda Octavia just before 3.30am.\n\nNone of those killed in the collisions have been named by police.\n\nThe victim in Cannock was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision at the junction of Pye Green Road and Saint Aidan's Road.\n\nBritish Airways released a statement: \"We're deeply saddened to learn of the death of our colleagues involved in a road traffic collision last night.\n\n\"Our thoughts are with their family and friends, who we are supporting at this distressing time.\"\n\nA 27-year-old man, who is from Cannock, was arrested in the Hednesford area at 2.45am on New Year's Day on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of an accident.\n\nThe crash in Surrey left two men, aged 25 and 23, and a 20-year-old woman dead. Another 25-year-old woman was injured and remains in a serious condition in hospital.\n\nThose who died were travelling in a white Toyota Yaris which collided with a white Mercedes HGV at the junction of Bedfont Road and Long Lane in Stanwell at 11.39pm.\n\nThe lorry left the road and ended up in Longford River, which runs parallel with Bedfont Road, Surrey Police said. The lorry driver was taken to hospital as a precaution\n\nNo arrests have been made and the road was closed while the HGV was recovered.\n\nThe crash in the West Midlands took place in Great Barr, near Walsall, when the driver's BMW crashed into a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene.\n\nCrash reconstruction experts from West Midlands Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit closed the road overnight for an examination in a bid to understand what caused the car to leave the carriageway.\n\nFinally, officers in Manchester were called at around 3.30am to reports of a collision between a black Mercedes C43 AMG and a Skoda Octavia on Yew Tree Road in Fallowfield.\n\nGreater Manchester Police said the 59-year-old driver of the Skoda died in hospital a short time later.\n\nAnother five other men were taken to hospital, four of whom suffered serious injuries, including one who is in a serious condition.\n\nThe road was closed for accident investigation work but has since been reopened, and police have appealed to witnesses to contact them.\n\nRead more Three killed as lorry and car collide in Surrey on New Year's Eve\n\nA woman has also been left with serious head injuries after a car crashed with a taxi in Wales.\n\nDyfed-Powys police were called to New Road, Newtown, just after 10.30pm on New Year's Eve, where they found the injured driver of a blue Vauxhall Corsa.\n\nShe was taken to hospital, where she is now in a stable condition, following the collision with a Volkswagen Passat taxi.\n\nOfficers have appealed for anyone with any dashcam footage to come forward.\n\nIn Birmingham, two police officers were also hurt attempting to arrest a suspected dangerous driver.\n\nOne officer suffered an ankle injury and another suffered grazes to his head and arms as they tried to stop a BMW 320i M Sport which swerved through traffic cones amid heavy traffic in the Broad Street area, at about 4.30am on New Year's Day.\n\nBack-up officers then cornered the car in Granville Street, where it became pinned between a wall and roadside railings.", "keywords": [], "meta_keywords": ["West Midlands Police", "Surrey", "Cannock", "Manchester", "collision", "New Year's Eve", "New Year", "UK", "News"], "tags": ["Festival news", "collision", "New Year's Eve", "News", "Surrey", "Manchester", "Pop up", "New Year", "Best films", "Cannock", "Secret London", "West Midlands Police", "TV reviews"], "authors": ["Rebecca Speare-Cole", "Luke O'Reilly"], "publish_date": "Wed Jan  1 15:05:00 2020", "summary": "", "article_html": "", "meta_description": "At least six people have died on Britain's roads in the past 24 hours during a series of horror crashes over the New Year.", "meta_lang": "en", "meta_favicon": "/img/shortcut-icons/favicon.ico", "meta_data": {"viewport": "width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1", "theme-color": "#dc062b", "og": {"url": "https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/six-killed-uk-car-crash-new-year-celebrations-a4324111.html", "title": "British Airways staff among six killed in collisions over New Year", "description": "At least six people have died on Britain's roads in the past 24 hours during a series of horror crashes over the New Year.", "updated_time": "2020-01-01T18:55:30+00:00", "image": "https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2020/01/01/15/stanwellfatalcrash010120b.jpg", "site_name": "Evening Standard", "type": "article", "locale": "en_GB"}, "fb": {"pages": 165348596842143, "app_id": 193840110715213, "admins": 36903991}, "ia": {"markup_url": "https://www.standard.co.uk/pwamp/fbi/4324111"}, "description": "At least six people have died on Britain's roads in the past 24 hours during a series of horror crashes over the New Year.", "keywords": "West Midlands Police, Surrey, Cannock, Manchester, collision, New Year's Eve, New Year, UK, News", "article": {"tag": "West Midlands Police", "published_time": "2020-01-01T15:05:00+00:00", "modified_time": "2020-01-01T18:55:30+00:00", "publisher": 165348596842143, "section": "UK", "subsection": "Crime", "author_name": "Rebecca Speare-Cole, Luke O'Reilly", "content_type": "story", "word_count": 797, "image_count": 1, "video_count": 0, "embed_count": 0, "internal_link_count": 8, "external_link_count": 9}, "twitter": {"title": "British Airways staff among six killed in collisions over New Year", "description": "At least six people have died on Britain's roads in the past 24 hours during a series of horror crashes over the New Year.", "card": "summary_large_image", "site": "@standardnews"}, "google-site-verification": "fI_fn7lv1QlqGWXMIJoqDICBG1ynAC0UDsrriO8e_m8", "apple-mobile-web-app-capable": "yes", "apple-mobile-web-app-title": "Evening Standard"}, "canonical_link": "https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/six-killed-uk-car-crash-new-year-celebrations-a4324111.html"}