Police have appealed for witnesses after two teenagers died in a single vehicle collision near Exeter in the early hours of this morning, Thursday 8 August.
The incident happened on the back road at Haldon.
Emergency services were called at around 1:20am to reports of a single vehicle collision involving a silver Peugeot 107. Five people aged between 14 and 18 were in the car.
Sadly, the 18-year-old male driver and a 16-year-old female passenger were pronounced deceased at scene.
Two other passengers, a male and a female aged 16 and 14, are in a critical condition. Another passenger aged 16 was not seriously injured.
All next of kin have been informed and are being supported by officers.
Police closed the road whilst an investigation was carried out at the scene.
Sergeant Phil Brown, of the Serious Collisions Investigation Team, said: “Our thoughts are with the families following this tragic incident.
“We understand the community will be concerned about this incident involving young members of our community. I wish to reassure the public that specialist officers are investigating the circumstances that led to the collision and would particularly like to speak to any witnesses who we have not yet spoken to.
“If you witnessed the incident or have any information or dashcam footage that could help with enquiries, please contact police via our website here or by calling 101 quoting log 49 of 08/08/2024.”
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