Police are investigating the cause of a collision involving a tipper truck that left four people dead, including a four-year-old girl.
The 32-tonne truck, which was carrying aggregate, crashed into cars and pedestrians as it travelled down a steep hill in Upper Weston in Bath, Somerset, just after 4pm on Monday.
The girl, who was walking with her grandmother, died at the scene.
Three men from South Wales, aged 59, 52 and 34, were also killed when the truck overturned and smashed into their car at the bottom of the hill.
Eyewitness accounts given to police suggest the driver of the truck had been trying to avoid an accident.
The area was busy with parents collecting children from school, and police have asked Weston All Saints Primary School to remain closed today due to the incident.
The young girl's grandmother was airlifted to Southmead Hospital in Bristol in a critical condition from a primary school playing field.
Another three patients, two men and one woman, suffered minor injuries and were taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath.
One of the men - a HGV driver - and the woman remain in hospital with minor injuries, while the second man was discharged overnight.
A makeshift facility at the school was set up to treat several "walking wounded" with less serious injuries.
A detailed examination of the scene has begun, and motorists have been told to avoid the Lansdown Lane area between the High Street and Deanhill Lane, which will remain closed.
Avon and Somerset Police Chief Inspector Norman Pascal said: "This is a tragic incident in which three men and a young girl have lost their lives and we're carrying out a full and meticulous investigation to find out what happened.
"The tipper truck has been recovered and will undergo a full examination and our investigators will be carrying out further inquiries at the scene today.
"We have specially trained family liaison officers supporting the victims' families to make sure they have all the help they need and are being kept updated on the progress of our investigation."
Liberal Democrat MP Don Foster said the council had imposed a 20mph speed limit on parts of the road to improve safety.
"It is a road where we have put speed limits in and flashing lights because it is quite a steep hill coming down," he said.
"There have been attempts by the council over the years to improve safety on the road."
Anyone with information who has not already spoken to police is asked to contact Avon and Somerset Police's collision investigation unit on 101.
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