Woman suffers life-threatening injuries in Acle Straight crash
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A black Range Rover and a red Renault Master Horsebox crashed on Acle New Road, known as the Acle Straight
A woman in her 40s has suffered life-threatening injuries in a road crash in which a racehorse was killed.
The crash between a car and a horsebox happened on the A47 Acle Straight, near Great Yarmouth, at about 15:45 BST on Sunday, Norfolk Police said.
The racehorse, called Lincoln Pride, had won the opening race at Yarmouth, according to trainer David O'Meara.
The woman, who was driving a Renault Master horsebox, was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
A man in his 20s, who was driving a black Land Rover Discovery, suffered serious injuries and was taken to the James Paget Hospital in Gorleston, police said.
His female passenger was also hurt.
Lincoln Pride had just won the 14:05 at Great Yarmouth Racecourse
The horsebox ended up in a ditch and the racehorse died at the scene.
Trained by York-based Mr O'Meara, Lincoln Pride - ridden by Jason Watson, had just won the 14:05 at Yarmouth Racecourse.
The A47 stretch - which links the village of Acle with Great Yarmouth - was closed for about nine hours.
Police have appealed for witnesses.
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