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| Robbie Gemmell admits causing friends' deaths in crash | Robbie Gemmell admits causing friends' deaths in crash |
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| A teenager who was not legally old enough to drive has admitted causing the death of his three friends in a crash in East Lothian. | |
| Robbie Gemmell was at the wheel of the Peugeot 206 when it left the road and hit a wall in Tyninghame last November. | Robbie Gemmell was at the wheel of the Peugeot 206 when it left the road and hit a wall in Tyninghame last November. |
| Jenna Barbour, 18, Josh Stewart, 16 and David Armstrong, 15, were all killed. | Jenna Barbour, 18, Josh Stewart, 16 and David Armstrong, 15, were all killed. |
| Gemmell pled guilty to causing death while driving without due care and attention. Sentencing was deferred until a later date. | |
| Members of the victims' families were at Edinburgh Sheriff Court for the hearing. | |
| The crash happened on an unclassified road at 20:25 on 25 November. | The crash happened on an unclassified road at 20:25 on 25 November. |
| Gemmell, who was 16 at the time, was the driver of the car and was treated in hospital after surviving the collision. | Gemmell, who was 16 at the time, was the driver of the car and was treated in hospital after surviving the collision. |
| Jenna Barbour had just left Dunbar Grammar School after completing sixth year. | Jenna Barbour had just left Dunbar Grammar School after completing sixth year. |
| The three male teenagers were all 5th year pupils at the school. | The three male teenagers were all 5th year pupils at the school. |
| Insp Richard Latto, of Police Scotland, said: "This single-vehicle road collision resulted in the deaths of three young people. | Insp Richard Latto, of Police Scotland, said: "This single-vehicle road collision resulted in the deaths of three young people. |
| "All were from the Dunbar community and our thoughts are with the families affected by this tragic incident. | "All were from the Dunbar community and our thoughts are with the families affected by this tragic incident. |
| "An extensive police enquiry was carried out to determine the cause of this collision, and a detailed police report submitted to the procurator fiscal." | "An extensive police enquiry was carried out to determine the cause of this collision, and a detailed police report submitted to the procurator fiscal." |
| He added: "This tragic incident reinforces the extensive risks of an inexperienced person not legally old enough to possess a driving licence, getting behind the wheel of a motor vehicle." | He added: "This tragic incident reinforces the extensive risks of an inexperienced person not legally old enough to possess a driving licence, getting behind the wheel of a motor vehicle." |