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Last Updated: Thursday, 17 August 2006, 13:31 GMT 14:31 UK
Family die in three-vehicle crash
Car crash
The mother lost control of their Ford Escort
A mother, father and their one-year-old child have been killed in a car accident in Hertfordshire.

The woman lost control of their Ford Escort on the B1052 at Great Amwell, near Ware, on Wednesday, police said.

The car then collided with a Land Cruiser and a blue Ford Ka travelling in the opposite direction.

The family in the Ford Escort, who were from Hertfordshire, were all killed. Two men in the Land Cruiser were also injured in the accident.

The woman in the Ka was not hurt.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident, which took place at about 1645 BST.




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