Police name mother and daughter from Market Drayton killed in crash near Weston Park
Police have named a mother and daughter from Market Drayton who died in a collision on the A5 near Weston Park on Monday.
Diane McGrail, aged 53, and Kira Elizabeth McGrail, aged 14, from the Market Drayton area, died at the scene. Both were passengers in a black Seat Ibiza.
The 17-year-old male driver, also a member of the same family, remains in a critical but stable condition at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.
The family are being supported by specially trained officers at this difficult time.
Five vehicles were involved in the collision which occurred in Weston-under-Lizard at approximately 2.20pm. They were the black Seat Ibiza, a blue Audi R8, an orange Renault Megane, a black BMW 5 series and a silver Citroen C4 Picasso.
As a result of the collision the road was closed in both directions for several hours whilst specialist officers carried out a detailed examination of the scene. It had reopened by 1am on Tuesday 7 July.
The driver of the BMW, a 46-year-old man from the Telford area, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after initially being taken to the Princess Hospital in Telford for treatment. He has been bailed, pending further inquiries, to a later date.
An investigation to understand the exact circumstances of what happened is now underway and witnesses are asked to contact us on 101, quoting incident 396 of July 6.
