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Manchester City's Courtney Meppen-Walter held over crash deaths | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
A Manchester City footballer has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following a crash in Manchester. | |
A man and a woman died in the collision between a Mercedes and a Nissan Micra on Bury New Road at about 22:15 BST on Saturday. | |
Two teenagers in the Micra were seriously injured. | |
Courtney Meppen-Walter, 18, who was driving the Mercedes, has been arrested by police. | |
A 19-year-old man, who was driving a Volkswagen Golf, was also arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. | |
The 32-year-old male driver of the Micra and his 37-year-old female passenger died at the scene. | |
'Heartfelt condolences' | |
The two teenagers, who are believed to be aged 15 and 16, were in the back seat of the Micra. | |
They remain in Salford Royal Hospital with serious head injuries. | They remain in Salford Royal Hospital with serious head injuries. |
Mr Meppen-Walter has yet to play for the Premier League champions but has represented England at Under-17 level. | |
A Manchester City spokeswoman said: "It is a devastating tragedy for this family and also for the Greater Manchester community at large. | |
"Manchester City Football Club offers its heartfelt condolences to the family and all affected by the events of yesterday evening. | |
"The situation is subject to an extensive investigation by Greater Manchester Police and therefore we are unable to make specific comment on the incident itself at this time." |