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| Cranbrook School pupils die in Bolivia car crash | |
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| Two British teenagers on a gap year have died in a car crash in Bolivia. | |
| Freddie McLennan and Joe Atkins, both 19, were driving across salt flats in the South American country when their vehicle crashed on Sunday. | Freddie McLennan and Joe Atkins, both 19, were driving across salt flats in the South American country when their vehicle crashed on Sunday. |
| Families of the teenagers, both former pupils at Cranbrook School, Kent, paid tribute to the "exceptional" young men. | |
| The 22-year-old Bolivian driver - named locally as Alberto Barco - also died in the crash, while a third British man was taken to hospital. | The 22-year-old Bolivian driver - named locally as Alberto Barco - also died in the crash, while a third British man was taken to hospital. |
| The car is understood to have flipped over while being driven on Bolivia's famous Salar de Uyuni - the world's largest salt flat. | The car is understood to have flipped over while being driven on Bolivia's famous Salar de Uyuni - the world's largest salt flat. |
| The family of Mr Atkins, who was due to return home from a "trip of a lifetime" this week, said he had been "elated with the adventure". | The family of Mr Atkins, who was due to return home from a "trip of a lifetime" this week, said he had been "elated with the adventure". |
| Recalling a recent phone call, they said: "He said just how much he was looking forward to being back to enjoy home comforts, and to move on to the next stage at the University of Bristol." | Recalling a recent phone call, they said: "He said just how much he was looking forward to being back to enjoy home comforts, and to move on to the next stage at the University of Bristol." |
| Mr McLennan's family said they were "eternally grateful that Freddie came into our lives". | Mr McLennan's family said they were "eternally grateful that Freddie came into our lives". |
| "He was thoroughly enjoying his opportunity to travel and experience new parts of the world, before preparing for the next stage in his life at Leeds University." | "He was thoroughly enjoying his opportunity to travel and experience new parts of the world, before preparing for the next stage in his life at Leeds University." |
| In a statement published on its website, the Cranbrook School said: "We share the grief of the families at their tragic loss and offer them our sincerest condolences." | In a statement published on its website, the Cranbrook School said: "We share the grief of the families at their tragic loss and offer them our sincerest condolences." |