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| Basingstoke crash: Two 18-year-olds found dead 'seven hours after crash' | Basingstoke crash: Two 18-year-olds found dead 'seven hours after crash' |
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| Two 18-year-old college friends were found dead more than seven hours after their car careered off the road and crashed into trees, police have said. | Two 18-year-old college friends were found dead more than seven hours after their car careered off the road and crashed into trees, police have said. |
| Ella Alford and Aimee Clayton were found in a Fiat 500 at the side of the A30 near The Hatch pub in Basingstoke, Hampshire, at 05:00 BST on Wednesday. | Ella Alford and Aimee Clayton were found in a Fiat 500 at the side of the A30 near The Hatch pub in Basingstoke, Hampshire, at 05:00 BST on Wednesday. |
| Police believe the car hit some trees at about 22:30 the previous evening. | Police believe the car hit some trees at about 22:30 the previous evening. |
| The women went to Peter Symonds College in Winchester whose principal said they "both had such bright futures ahead". | The women went to Peter Symonds College in Winchester whose principal said they "both had such bright futures ahead". |
| Stephen Carville added: "We are deeply saddened to hear of the loss of two of our students. They both had such bright futures ahead of them. | Stephen Carville added: "We are deeply saddened to hear of the loss of two of our students. They both had such bright futures ahead of them. |
| "We will be doing our very best to support our students." | "We will be doing our very best to support our students." |
| He added: "In time, we will talk to the students and parents about the best way that we can celebrate the lives of these girls and find some way of creating a lasting memorial." | He added: "In time, we will talk to the students and parents about the best way that we can celebrate the lives of these girls and find some way of creating a lasting memorial." |
| Paying tribute, fellow student Peter Banks said: "My prayers and thoughts are solely with the close friends and family of Aimee and Ella. | |
| "The grief we share is massive, but the burden of their loss on your shoulders alone is unimaginable. | |
| "The whole Peter Symonds College community is with you through this awful time." | |
| Both women, who were the only people in the car, were pronounced dead at the scene. | Both women, who were the only people in the car, were pronounced dead at the scene. |
| Hampshire Constabulary is appealing for motorists who drove along the road at about 22:30 BST, particularly those with dashcam footage, to come forward. |