Police name death crash sisters

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29 December 2012

Two young girls who died after a car crashed into a roadside drainage ditch have been named by police.

Tamzin Portor, aged 10, and her seven-year-old sister Jessica, both from Sutton Bridge in south Lincolnshire, died in hospital on Thursday night after suffering serious head injuries in the accident on the A47 near Wisbech.

Norfolk Police said officers are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash, in which the victims' father and brother suffered minor injuries.

Both sisters were declared dead after being taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn.

The siblings were travelling in a Ford Focus being driven by a 43-year-old woman when it left the road, overturned and came to rest on its side on the edge of the ditch.

Ambulance service staff treated Tamzin and Jessica at the scene of the accident, which happened at about 6.40pm near Walsoken.

The girls' brother, aged 12, their father, aged 38, and the driver of the car all sustained minor injuries and were released from hospital after treatment.

Chief Inspector Chris Spinks, Head of Road Policing in Norfolk and Suffolk, extended his sympathies to the girls' family and friends and appealed for witnesses to come forward.

The officer said: "Fatal collisions are tragic in any circumstances but given the fact that two young lives have been lost at this time of year seems to make it that much worse.

"Specially-trained family liaison officers are supporting the bereaved relatives and collision investigation officers are piecing together the events that led to the crash. The circumstances are still unclear at this stage and I would ask anyone who thinks they might have information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to come forward."

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