Tragedy as man in 70s and woman in 60s killed after car overturns into water-filled ditch

Tragedy as man in 70s and woman in 60s killed after car overturns into water-filled ditchThe man and woman were rushed to hospital, but tragically died. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Lauran O'Toole, Senior Reporter 14:33, Thu, Jun 4, 2026 Updated: 14:33, Thu, Jun 4, 2026 The car landed in the ditch after coming off the A143 on Saturday afternoon (Image: GOOGLE MAPS)A man in his 70s and a woman in her 60s have tragically died after the car they were travelling in overturned into a water filled ditch on a country road. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) THIS IS A BREAKING STORY. MORE TO FOLLOW... Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy