A horrific car crash in which four people died left the vehicle so badly damaged the police initially couldn't tell what model it was, a report suggests. The car smashed into a building in Magdalen Street, Colchester, Essex, in the early hours of Saturday (February 1), according to police.

Police have released the names of the four University of Essex students who tragically lost their lives in a devastating car crash into a building in Colchester. The accident occurred early yesterday morning (February 1) on Magdalen Street just before 4:40 am.

Four people die after vehicle smashes into building in Colchester - The families of the four people who died in the crash in Colchester have been informed, said Essex Police

Officers were called to reports a vehicle had hit the building in Magdalen Street, Colchester at around 4.40am on Saturday, Essex Police said.