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Three killed after driver ploughs into group of pedestrians in northern England
A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.
A 24-YEAR-OLD MAN is being held by police after a car ploughed into a group of pedestrians in Doncaster, northern England, late last night.
The BBC reports that three women, aged 53 and 54, and a 59-year-old man died in the crash at Sutton Road in Askern at around 11pm.
Another man, aged 56, is being treated in hospital where he’s said to be in a serious condition.
The man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
It comes just days after a woman in her 70s was killed when a car crashed into a Costa Coffee shop in Kent.
Dozens of ambulances attended the scene on Christmas Eve, and another five people were treated in hospital.
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