Three men in their early 20s are killed and another two injured after horror crash at Brent Cross retail park
Three young men have died and another is fighting for his life in hospital after a horror car crash near a north London retail park.
Five people, all believed to be in their early 20s, were in the vehicle when it ploughed into trees near Staples Corner in Brent Cross at 11.26pm on Sunday.
It is not believed that any other vehicle was involved in the incident at the shopping park, which is located on the corner of the North Circular.
Police confirmed that three men died, while another is in a critical condition.
A fifth man sustained injuries not deemed to be life-threatening, in what police described as a 'terrible accident'. No arrests have been made.
Officers retrieved the wreckage of the silver-coloured vehicle, which was removed on Monday morning from the Staples Corner roundabout.
Five people, all believed to be in their early 20s, were in the vehicle when it ploughed into trees near Staples Corner in Brent Cross at 11.26pm on Sunday (scene pictured)
Police confirmed that three men died, while another is in a critical condition (Pictured: Staples Corner retail park)
Fire crew at the scene of the fatal car collision on Monday morning
The London Fire Brigade at the scene near Staples Corner in Brent Cross on Monday morning
Emergency services responding to the fatal crash on Sunday evening
Police traffic investigators at the scene of the crash on Monday morning
A local garage owner told the Evening Standard: 'I turned up for work this morning and there were police everywhere. It was carnage. There as blood in the road it was horrific.'
Inspector William Mcdonald, one of the officers responsible for policing Barnet, said: 'Emergency services responded last night to what seems to have been a terrible accident.
'An urgent police investigation is under way to establish the full circumstances, led by detectives from the Met's Serious Collision Investigation Unit.
'Officers are in the process of informing the families of the five young people. The families will be supported by specialist officers. I send them my sincere condolences.'
