Five killed in car fire after crash

Yeovil - Two adults and three children died after their car overturned into a ditch and burst into flames on a major holiday …

Yeovil - Two adults and three children died after their car overturned into a ditch and burst into flames on a major holiday route yesterday. The five victims, including a baby, were thought to be members of the same family.

Ambulance crews arriving at the scene, on the busy A303 near Yeovil, Somerset, were beaten back by the flames. They had been alerted by a woman using a mobile phone . No other vehicle appeared to have been involved.

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