Sheffield man and baby ‘improving’ after mum and three kids killed in horror crash
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Josh Powell, aged 30 and his 18-month-old daughter were seriously injured in a crash which left four others dead.
Josh’s wife, Zoe, 29, and their three oldest children – Phoebe, eight, Simeon, six and Amelia, four – were killed in the smash.
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Hide AdThe family’s Subaru Outback was involved in a collision with a lorry on the A40 in Oxford on Monday, October 12.
Zoe and Josh were former university students in Sheffield who settled in the city and had their first child there before moving to the village of Chinnor in Oxfordshire in 2014.
During their time in Sheffield they were active members of Christ Church Central in Sheffield, where congregation members have been left devastated at the tragedy.
Senior investigating officer Sergeant Dominic Mahon, of Thames Valley Police, said Josh and his daughter are expected to survive.
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Hide Ad“We are still investigating the cause of this tragic collision which has resulted in the deaths of four people from the same family,” he said.
“We are able to update on the condition of the two other injured people, a 30-year-old man and an 18-month old girl.
“Although their conditions are still serious, they are showing signs of improvement and are expected to make a recovery.
“No-one has been arrested in connection with this investigation, and the driver of the HGV has co-operated fully with our investigation throughout, providing a witness statement to officers.”