A man has admitted causing the deaths of three members of the same family by driving dangerously on the A47.

Aurelijus Cielevicius, 39, appeared at Norwich Crown Court after being charged with causing the deaths of Paul Carter, his wife Lisa Carter and her daughter Jade Mace by dangerous driving.

Eastern Daily Press:

Cielevicius, who wore a dark blue, light blue and white tracksuit in the dock, pleaded guilty to all three charges on Tuesday (February 14).

It follows a crash involving a white Vauxhall Mokka and black BMW X5 near to the Constitution Hill roundabout in North Runcton at 7.40pm on Sunday, January 15.

Emergency services attended but the three occupants of the Vauxhall Mokka, two aged in their 40s and one in their 20s, were pronounced dead by paramedics.

Jude Durr, prosecuting, said it was the crown's case that the defendant had driven at "significant speed" between King's Lynn and the location of the impact of the crash.

He said Cielevicius was "driving the car in a way that can only be described as dangerous".

Eastern Daily Press:

Judge Anthony Bate adjourned sentence until April 3.

Cielevicius, of John Street, King’s Lynn, was remanded in custody until the next hearing.

A large number of friends and family of the crash victims attended the hearing with some visibly upset and crying during proceedings.

Judge Bate told them that now pleas had been entered in the case "more will be said about the tragic events" on the next occasion.

Police, fire and ambulance crews raced to the scene following the fatal crash which happened about a quarter of a mile from the Hardwick Roundabout.

Fire crews from Lynn and Terrington released people using hydraulic rescue equipment.

Following the crash, road closures were in place on the A47 at North Runcton until the next afternoon (Monday, January 16).