One of the cars involved in the crash was written off
Update: Two men arrested after Longbridge Road crash
Sara Odeen-Isbister , Senior Reporter
Thursday, August 16, 2012
3:54 PM
Two men were arrested following a crash in Longbridge Road, Barking which left four people injured.
A Mercedes, A BMW, and a bus collided at 6.35am yesterday near the junction with Broadhurst Avenue.
A six-year-old girl, a five-year-old boy and two men aged 29 and 23 were taken with non-life threatening injuries to the major trauma centre at Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.
The driver of the Mercedes was arrested at the scene for dangerous driving and has been bailed pending further enquiries.
The driver of the BMW was later arrested for failing to provide a blood sample, driving without a driving licence, driving without insurance and dangerous driving.
The young girl was treated for facial injuries and the boy for facial injuries and an arm injury. The 29-year-old male suffered an arm injury. The injuries of the second man are not known.
Three people were assessed by ambulance crews at the scene but were not taken to hospital.
Longbridge Road was closed from Goodmayes Lane to South Park Drive in both directions until 11.06am. Police are investigating the circumstances of the crash.
Most Read News
‘They won’t let the father of my child move to the UK,’ says Dagenham mum
A mum-of-one has spoken of her anguish after her Indian husband and the boy’s father was denied a visa to remain in the UK.
Local advertisers
More news
- Demolition works begin on landmark “Legoland” tower blocks in Dagenham
- Gravel spill along A13 in Barking sees commuters delayed by lane closures
- Molly Rainford joins fellow TV talent show favourites at Barking’s Broadway Theatre
- Community celebrates Dagenham church’s 80th birthday
- Robbbers got off at Barking Station
- Fire crews battle burning embers and high winds to save timber business in Barking
- GPs say A&E isn’t the only option for healthcare this Bank holiday in Barking and Dagenham
- Brave young Scouts hold spooky sleepover in haunted Barking manor house
- Video: ‘Inspiring’ Dagenham teacher is top of the class
- Teenagers forced to flee beds after car combusts following suspected arson attack in Dagenham
- Team GB Paralympian inspires pupils during talk at Dagenham school
- Dagenham haulage firm invests millions in cutting-edge technology
- Forty volunteers help clean up foreshore on Dagenham Ford estate
- Crackdown on construction bosses who ‘blacklist’ union members in Barking and Dagenham
- ‘They won’t let the father of my child move to the UK,’ says Dagenham mum
- Cycling Rob helping make area cleaner
- Dambusters raid: Seventy years on
- This week in pictures: A dramatic rescue and pond dipping on the marshes
- Barking Splash Park introduces water zorbing
- School children from Barking learn about habitats in the wild
- Business: Dagenham mum starts kids bag company after redundancy left her unemployed
- Mosaic revealed at Robin Hood shopping parade in Dagenham
- Like Angelina Jolie, I too had a double mastectomy, says Dagenham teacher
- UEFA Champion League trophies stop off at Barking school
- Binmen leave rubbish to pile up on Dagenham estate for three weeks
-
Use our Wedding site to help you plan your big day! - At WeddingSite we know how much you have to organise for your wedding day, that's why we have designed a set of FREE, simple-to-use tools to make the planning process easy & hassle-free. FIND OUT MORE
-
Find a date using our online dating and friend finder - You can meet new friends, find romance or simply meet up online with people sharing similar interests and hobbies. FIND OUT MORE
-
Find a local business using our online directory search - Need a plumber? Or a florist? Or anything else? Search our business directory to find Barking businesses in just a few seconds. FIND OUT MORE
-
Family notices from the Barking & Dagenham Post, with readers' tributes - In memoriam, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, best wishes & special days. FIND OUT MORE
Celebrity / Showbiz See all
Picture gallery: Chelsea Flower Show 2013
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show opens to the public today, but celebrities and VIPs, including the Queen, have already had a look at the floral displays.
- Tom Hiddleston to take lead role in Donmar Warehouse’s production of Coriolanus
- Theatre review: Hutch at Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
- Kate Winslet hosts fundraiser for homeless charity
- Move over, Leo! There’s a new Gatsby in town
- Young Sherlock Holmes author Andrew Lane to present Lost Worlds
0 comments