Crowland crash: Two teenagers killed as BMW driven by boy, 16, hits bridge near Peterborough

Two teenagers were killed on Crowland Road near Peterborough.
Two teenagers were killed on Crowland Road near Peterborough. Credit: Google Maps

Two teenagers have been killed after a car with a 16-year-old boy behind the wheel crashed into a bridge.

A blue BMW was being driven along Crowland Road near Peterborough when it came off the road just before 1am on Saturday.

Two teenage boys, aged 13 and 17, who were passengers in the car were taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge where they died on Sunday.

A 16-year-old boy from Peterborough, who had been driving the BMW 320 towards Crowland, remains in hospital with serious, but non life-threatening injuries, said police.

He has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

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On Monday morning, flowers and balloons had been left at the site of the crash in tribute to the boys.

Officers are urging anyone who witnessed the collision, or saw the vehicle in the moments leading up to it, to get in touch.

Flowers and tributes were being left at the scene on Monday. Credit: Cambridge News/BPM Live

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