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Crash leaves two teenagers dead, five injured in Kalgup, in WA’s South West
Two teenagers are dead and five injured after their car struck a tree last night in Kalgup, near Busselton, in Western Australia’s South West region.
Key points:
- Police say seven people were in the car when it crashed
- Two boys aged 15 and 16 died at the scene
- The driver, aged 17, was airlifted to hospital in Perth
Police say the vehicle was travelling east on Doyle Road after 8:00pm when it failed to negotiate a bend, colliding with a tree.
Seven people were reportedly in the car when it crashed, including two people who were travelling in the boot.
Two boys, aged 15 and 16, who are believed to have been seated in the rear of the car, died at the scene.
The female driver, 17, was airlifted to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries.
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