A BRITISH mum-of-ten has died after a horror crash on a motorway in northern France.
The woman, named as 49-year-old Miriam Posen from Stamford Hill in North London, died at the scene alongside two others following the three-vehicle smash.
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Three people have been killed in a crash on the A26 motorway in FranceCredit: Alamy
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A British woman died at the scene of the crash south of Lens
The mum was travelling with her family – who are from an Orthodox Jewish community in the UK – when the accident happened on the A26, south of Lens on Sunday evening.
Her daughters and husband, a rabbi, were seriously injured in the crash and rushed to hospital.
A 75-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man were also killed.
It’s understood some of the survivors remain in a “life-threatening position” in intensive care.
Miriam’s family and friends were today gathering at her home in a leafy street close to Woodberry Wetlands.
Her son Izzy described her as “full of spirit” in an emotional tribute to her on social media.
He wrote: “She was young and healthy and full of the spirit of life.
“I loved her so much.”
And in a statement, the family said: “Miriam was a devoted mother who was loved so much by her family and friends.
“She was a very special person who will be greatly missed by all who knew her.”
Emergency services raced to the scene following the crash on a section of the motorway where road works were taking place, between the towns of Neuville-Saint-Vaast and Thélus.
Around 60 firefighters and two helicopters were also scrambled to the crash site to try to rescue victims.
A section of the A26 motorway was closed off by police until late into the night following the incident at around 6pm on Sunday.
A spokesman for local emergency services said: “Three people are dead and dozens injured, including many children.
“A van with a British family of seven people on board was one of the three vehicles involved in the crash.
“A 40-year-old British woman died instantly, along with two others travelling in another vehicle.
“The other passengers – aged between six and 48 – were taken to hospital in Cambrai and Arras.”
The crash involved a car carrying a family of seven from the UK.
A second vehicle contained four people, including the 75-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man who died.
The other two passengers in this car were a 14-year-old boy and a 79-year-old man who are in a “critical condition”.
Meanwhile, the third vehicle involved was a car with four passengers, including three children, aged between six and 33.
Cops have launched an investigation to try and determine the cause of the accident.
French regional state prefect Jacques Billant said witnesses to the horrific crash were “being offered psychological counselling.”
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The crash involved a car carrying a family of seven from the UK.
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Source: tiengtrunghaato.edu.vn