Three dead as Brit family-of-seven in horror triple car smash on French motorway that left children injured

A BRITISH woman is one of three dead after a van carrying a family from the UK was involved in a horror crash in northern France. Several others including children were rushed following the three-vehicle collision on the A26 motorway, south of Lens, on Sunday evening. GoogleThree people have been killed[/caption] A 40-year-old woman from the UK died at the scene. It’s understood some of the survivors remain in a “life-threatening position” in intensive care. A spokesman for local emergency services said: “Three people are dead and dozens injured, including many children. “A van with a British family of seven people on board was one of the three vehicles involved in the crash. “A 40-year-old British woman died instantly, along with two others travelling in another vehicle.  “The other passengers – aged between six and 48 – were taken to hospital in Cambrai and Arras.” Emergency services rushed to the scene following the crash shortly after 6pm on Sunday on a section of the motorway where road works were taking place, between the towns of Neuville-Saint-Vaast and Thélus. A second vehicle contained four people, including a 75-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man who also died. The other two passengers in this car were a 14-year-old boy and a 79-year-old man who are in a “critical condition”. Meanwhile the third vehicle involved was a car with four passengers, including three children, aged between six and 33. The section of the A26 motorway was closed off until late into the night after six emergency medical teams attended the scene. Around 60 firefighters were also scrambled to the crash site to try to rescue the victims. An investigation has been launched to try and determine the cause of the accident.