- Crash happened on the busy A47 near Wisbech, near Kings Lynn yesterday
- Black Ford Focus was also carrying two adults and another child
- Car flew off the tarmac on treacherous road at around 6.40pm last night
By Hannah Roberts and Emine Sinmaz
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Two girls aged seven and 10 died in a crash last night after their car flew off the tarmac on a treacherous road, landing side on in a ditch.
In the latest Christmas tragedy to blight the roads, the car which was also carrying two adults and another child crashed on the busy A47 near Wisbech, near Kings Lynn around 6.40pm, Norfolk Police said last night.
The black Ford Focus left the road, ending up on its side.
Tragic: Two girls aged seven and 10 have died in a crash after their car flew off the tarmac on the treacherous A47 road, pictured, near Wisbech, near Kings Lynn
All five occupants of the car were taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, where the girls died from their injuries.
The other three occupants of the car remain in hospital, although police said their injuries are not believed to be serious.
Only four days ago, on Christmas Eve, two pensioners died in a head-on collision on the same road.
A 76-year-old female passenger in a Vauxhall Astra died at the scene, and a 77-year-old man, who was driving the car, sustained traumatic injuries and died in hospital the same night.
And on Christmas Day, two young brothers Adnan Habib, 10, and four-year-old Arsalaan were tragically killed when the car they were in - also a Ford Focus - crashed on the M6 motorway.
A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said that recue workers had tried to resuscitate the children at the scene last night.
All five occupants of the car were taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, pictured, where the girls died from their injuries
She said: 'We were called at 6.33pm to a road traffic incident in Broadend Road [corr] in Wisbech.
'Five ambulances, one air ambulance, plus clinical managers in rapid response cars attended the scene.
'There were three adults and three children in the vehicle.
'Two children suffered serious traumatic head injuries. There was an attempted resuscitation at the scene of two children.'
She said it was not clear if the accident was related to the weather.
A Norfolk Police spokesman said: 'The incident happened on the A47 at approximately 6.40pm when a black Ford Focus left the road, ending up on its side at the edge of a ditch.
Precious jewels: Adnan, left, and Mohammed, right, were tragically killed when the car they were in - also a Ford Focus - crashed on the M6 motorway on Christmas Day
'Five people were travelling in the car, two adults and three children, who were all taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn.
'Sadly, two girls aged seven and 10 died in hospital as a result of injuries sustained in the collision.'
Police said they were not looking for any other vehicles in connection with the accident.
The road was closed in both directions for several hours at the scene of the accident close to the Norfolk border with Cambridgeshire before reopening just before 10.30pm.
A police spokesman said officers were continuing to investigate how the vehicle came to leave the road and asked for witnesses to the crash to come forward.
Twitter users spoke of their shock after the accident.
Richard Hancock said: 'Horrific news about a car crash on the A47 near Wisbech. A hateful stretch of road which makes me nervous every time I drive it.'
Aaron Stebbings added: 'Yet another fatal crash on the A47. How many more will there be?'
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- Bassetts4 , manchester, 28/12/2012 05:36
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