East Yorkshire crash leaves three dead Police at the scene of the crash on the A614 in east Yorkshire. Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Three people have died and two others were left fighting for their lives after a collision between two vehicles on a bridge. The crash, on a stretch of the A614 in east Yorkshire at about 1.30pm on Saturday, prompted a massive response from the emergency services with three ambulances, two paramedic rapid response vehicles and two air ambulances joining police and firefighters at the remote location. Humberside police confirmed both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene along with a front seat passenger from one of the vehicles. Two people were taken by helicopters to Leeds General Infirmary 30 miles away. Officers said they had life-threatening injuries. No further details have been issued about the dead and injured. The scene, about a mile south of the village of East Cowick, is where the road crosses a double bridge over the Aire and Calder Navigation canal and Dutch River, which run parallel to each other across the flat farmland. Police said the impact was on the more northern of the two crossings, over the canal. From the police cordon 200 metres away, the two vehicles could be seen to be so badly damaged that it was difficult to work out their makes or whether they were cars or vans. People living in the area said the A614 between East Cowick and Goole was long and straight, which encouraged some motorists to travel along it at speed. The double bridges form a slight elevation and a bend on the single carriageway route. The road was closed for a number of hours as officers investigated. The wreckage of the two vehicles was removed about seven hours after the crash. Police asked for any witnesses to the crash to get in contact.