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Five teenagers killed in car crash on A630 in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire

Five teenagers have been killed in a car crash near Doncaster in South Yorkshire

Ben Tufft
Sunday 16 November 2014 10:27 GMT
The scene of a crash where five teenagers have died following a two-car crash in Conisbrough
The scene of a crash where five teenagers have died following a two-car crash in Conisbrough (PA)

Five teenagers, aged between 16 and 18, have died after a crash involving two cars occurred in South Yorkshire.

A Toyota and Seat collided on the A630 in Conisbrough, between Doncaster and Sheffield at around 9.40pm last night, South Yorkshire Police confirmed.

Two men and a women, travelling in the Toyota, were killed and and two other passengers were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The male passenger died in the early hours of this morning and the female passenger died shortly after.

The driver of the Seat has suffered a broken leg.

A man, 21, has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and was later bailed.

Formal identification of the driver and passengers of the Toyota has not yet taken place, but they were all teenagers aged between 16 and 18 from the Doncaster area.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue also attended the scene and tweeted: “We send our deepest condolences to the families affected by the fatal RTC we attended last night.”

The road has now been reopened and anyone with information should contact South Yorkshire Police.

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