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The teenagers were travelling as passengers in the Lamborghini Urus, which is understood to have been hired to take them to their end-of-year prom on Tuesday night
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‘Horror crash’ between Lamborghini supercar and Royal Mail van
Six people were injured after a £187,000 Lamborghini taking a group of schoolboys to their prom smashed into a Royal Mail van, it is understood.
Police raced to the collision on a road in Beckton, East London at around 7.20pm on Tuesday.
Emergency services also attended, including the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance.
Footage shared on social media captured the supercar appearing to lose control before crashing into the van, leaving debris scattered across the road.
It is believed that some of those involved in the crash were Year 11 pupils from Stepney All Saints School, who had hired the Lamborghini Urus to take them to their end-of-year prom.
The teenagers were travelling as passengers in the supercar, which was being driven by a man in his 20s.
An email from the school’s headteacher to parents, seen by the Mirror, reads: “You may be aware of a car accident that took place yesterday evening involving some of our students.
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“Our staff have been in contact with the families of those students who were involved as passengers of the vehicle.
“I can confirm that although there are some injuries to our students, thankfully there are no fatalities. This has been confirmed to me this morning by the Metropolitan Police.
“Prayers are with those students and their families. We wish them a speedy recovery.
“We ask any students who are distressed due to this situation to speak to their tutor in the first instance or for Year 11 students in particular, to contact school directly via their Head of Year.”
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A spokesman for London Ambulance Service confirmed to the Mirror that some of those involved in the crash were teenagers.
He added: “We were called at 7.23pm on Tuesday 11 July to reports of a road traffic collision in Royal Docks Road, Beckton.
“We sent a large number of resources to the scene including six ambulance crews, two paramedics in fast response cars, two incident response officers and members of our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART).
“We also sent a Command Support Team to the scene and dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
“We treated six patients at the scene. We took two of the patients to a major trauma centre and the other four to local hospitals.”
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This afternoon, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said they were not aware of any arrests, and confirmed that none of those injured are in a life-threatening condition.
The driver of the Lamborghini was a man in his 20s, while the driver of the van was a man in his 40s, added the force.
In a previous statement, it said: “Police were called at 19:22hrs on Tuesday, 12 July to reports of a collision involving two cars in Royal Dock Road, Beckton.
“Officers attended along with the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance.
“Six people were taken to hospital where their injuries were assessed as not life-threatening.
“There have been no arrests and enquiries are ongoing.”
The Mirror has contacted Stepney All Saints School for comment.
