Tributes to Mother and baby killed in a car crash

7:33 pm, Wed 25 Apr 2012

Rescue teams at scene of the crash

Seaham — Police cars and rescue crews at the scene Credit: Alan McGough

7:32 pm, Wed 25 Apr 2012

Emergency services at scene of the crash

Lorry came to rest on golf course

One eyewitness described a loud bang, before seeing the lorry driverfleeing his cab and collapsing on the golf course following the crash.

6:27 pm, Wed 25 Apr 2012

One-year-old baby one of three people who died in crash

Three members of the same family, including a one-year-old baby, have died in a crash between a van and a car.

A man aged 75, who was driving the car, an 18-year-old female passenger and a baby girl all died at the scene. A 74-year-old woman travelling with them was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.

The family have not yet been formally identified but are all from Houghton-le-Spring, near where the crash happened this afternoon on the B1404.

A man aged 42, the driver of the Volvo truck, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He was treated for whiplash injuries.