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Aberdeen 'tree crash' kills two 17-year-olds in Renault Clio on West Tullos Road | Aberdeen 'tree crash' kills two 17-year-olds in Renault Clio on West Tullos Road |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Two 17-year-olds have been killed after the car they were driving hit a tree in Aberdeen. | Two 17-year-olds have been killed after the car they were driving hit a tree in Aberdeen. |
They have been named locally as Scott Taylor and Aiden Thomson. | They have been named locally as Scott Taylor and Aiden Thomson. |
The crash happened on West Tullos Road at about 22:50 on Tuesday. Two other teenage boys, believed to be 14, who were rear passengers in the Renault Clio, suffered minor injuries. | The crash happened on West Tullos Road at about 22:50 on Tuesday. Two other teenage boys, believed to be 14, who were rear passengers in the Renault Clio, suffered minor injuries. |
The road was closed overnight for accident investigators to examine the scene. | The road was closed overnight for accident investigators to examine the scene. |
One resident living nearby told BBC Scotland she heard an "almighty bang", which made her house shake, and saw the car concertinaed against the tree. | One resident living nearby told BBC Scotland she heard an "almighty bang", which made her house shake, and saw the car concertinaed against the tree. |
Relatives and friends have been paying tribute and offering condolences on social networking sites. | |
Insp Scott Mann, of the Grampian Police road policing department, said: "Two young men have died as a result of this tragic incident. | Insp Scott Mann, of the Grampian Police road policing department, said: "Two young men have died as a result of this tragic incident. |
"Their immediate families have been advised and my thoughts are with them at this sad and traumatic time." | "Their immediate families have been advised and my thoughts are with them at this sad and traumatic time." |
He added: "Clearly our enquiries are at an early stage and collision investigators have carried out a detailed examination of the scene. | He added: "Clearly our enquiries are at an early stage and collision investigators have carried out a detailed examination of the scene. |
"This necessitated the closure of West Tullos Road for around six hours. | "This necessitated the closure of West Tullos Road for around six hours. |
"We would like to speak with anyone who witnessed the collision or its immediate aftermath or indeed anyone who may have seen a red coloured Renault Clio being driven in the Nigg, Torry or Portlethen area during Tuesday evening." | "We would like to speak with anyone who witnessed the collision or its immediate aftermath or indeed anyone who may have seen a red coloured Renault Clio being driven in the Nigg, Torry or Portlethen area during Tuesday evening." |