Four people, including a baby girl, have been killed in a car crash near Derby, in a tragedy that has prompted a police investigation and the arrest of a 33-year-old man. The collision happened late on Saturday night, and the scale of the loss of life, with an infant among the victims, has made it one of the most devastating road incidents to be reported in the area in recent times.
According to Sky News, emergency services were called to the A38 late on Saturday night after reports that a Hyundai had crashed into trees. Responders arrived to find a serious scene, and it quickly became clear that the crash had resulted in multiple deaths. The A38 is a major road in the region, and the incident brought an emergency response as crews worked at the site through the night.
The confirmed toll from the crash was four people dead, a figure that included a little baby girl. The death of an infant alongside three others has underlined the severity of what happened on the road that night, and has been felt keenly by those following the story, with the loss of such young life adding to the shock surrounding the incident.
In connection with the crash, a 33-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. The man who was arrested is himself in hospital, where he is being treated for serious injuries sustained in the collision. His arrest marks the first formal step in establishing what led to the vehicle leaving the road and crashing into the trees.
The circumstances that caused the Hyundai to crash have not yet been set out in detail, and the investigation into exactly what happened is continuing. With the driver in hospital and under arrest, police are expected to carry out extensive work to piece together the sequence of events, including how the car came to leave the carriageway and strike the trees at the roadside.
The crash has left families and the wider community facing the aftermath of a sudden and severe loss. As the inquiry proceeds, attention will turn to the formal identification of those who died and to the outcome of the police investigation. For now, the confirmed facts remain that four lives, among them a baby girl, were lost in a single crash on the A38, with one man arrested and recovering in hospital.