TWO people were killed in a car crash at Lensbrook - a mile from Blakeney - at around 3.40pm on Friday afternoon.

A 29-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman were pronounced dead at the scene and another 72-year-old woman was airlifted to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol.

The deceasaed, named locally as Tania Manka and Shayne Witts, both lived in Lydney and were the occupants of a Peugeot car.

The pensioner, who remains in hospital and has not been named, is said to be in a serious condition and was driving a Mitsubishi.

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