Vauxhall
Britishnoun
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a district in London, on the south bank of the Thames
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Also called: Vauxhall Gardens. a public garden at Vauxhall, laid out in 1661; a fashionable meeting place and site of lavish entertainments. Closed in 1859
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Amie Pearson, 26, and Chelsea Carlisle, 29, were travelling in a Suzuki Alto with the boy when it was involved in a crash with a Vauxhall Meriva in Pleasley, on the Derbyshire-Nottinghamshire border, at about 06:20 GMT on Thursday.
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The court heard that Mr Gray's 2006 Vauxhall Corsa had left Stirling Services and lost control on a wet road at about 15:50, shortly after leaving the roundabout and joining the A91.
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Lancashire Police said a Vauxhall Astra and a Toyota Corolla collided near Charnock Richard at about 21:30 GMT on Sunday.
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"At this stage, we understand that the Vauxhall Astra was travelling in the wrong direction."
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"All of a sudden we hit something and had no idea what it was," is how the 18-year-old driver of the Vauxhall Corsa described the crash.
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