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| Two of the three teenagers killed when a car hit a tree in an early morning crash have been named. | Two of the three teenagers killed when a car hit a tree in an early morning crash have been named. |
| North Wales Police said Rebecca Jane Lee, 18, and Elin Rowlands, 15, both from the Bangor area, died at Menai Bridge, Anglesey, just before 0100 GMT. | North Wales Police said Rebecca Jane Lee, 18, and Elin Rowlands, 15, both from the Bangor area, died at Menai Bridge, Anglesey, just before 0100 GMT. |
| Officers said they could not yet release details of a teenage boy who also died, but he is believed to be 17 and from Newborough, Anglesey. | Officers said they could not yet release details of a teenage boy who also died, but he is believed to be 17 and from Newborough, Anglesey. |
| A 17-year-old girl is seriously ill and a man of 24 suffered leg injuries. | A 17-year-old girl is seriously ill and a man of 24 suffered leg injuries. |
| They were all in a Citroen C2 which was the only car involved in the crash on the A5 early on Friday. | They were all in a Citroen C2 which was the only car involved in the crash on the A5 early on Friday. |
| The car ran off the road and hit the tree, which then crashed on to a parked car. | The car ran off the road and hit the tree, which then crashed on to a parked car. |
| The two people who were injured are both in hospital. The girl, from the upper Bangor area, was in a "serious but stable condition" with injuries described "life-changing". An horrendous accident and a dreadful waste of life Keith Evans, Anglesey county councillor | |
| The man, from the south Anglesey area, was driving the car, and firefighters used hydraulic cutting gear to remove some casualties. | The man, from the south Anglesey area, was driving the car, and firefighters used hydraulic cutting gear to remove some casualties. |
| Police say road and weather conditions were good at the time and their investigations are concentrating on why the vehicle left Holyhead Road, which has a 30 mph speed limit. | Police say road and weather conditions were good at the time and their investigations are concentrating on why the vehicle left Holyhead Road, which has a 30 mph speed limit. |
| Police are particularly keen to speak to the female driver of a VW Beetle convertible which stopped at the scene of the collision. | |
| Officers also want anyone who may have seen how the car was being driven to get in touch. | Officers also want anyone who may have seen how the car was being driven to get in touch. |
| Chief Insp Rob Kirman said: "Upon arrival it was quite a horrific scene, where one vehicle has left the road and struck a tree, which has then fallen down and struck a parked vehicle. | Chief Insp Rob Kirman said: "Upon arrival it was quite a horrific scene, where one vehicle has left the road and struck a tree, which has then fallen down and struck a parked vehicle. |
| "The investigations are at a very early stage and it's quite difficult to say at this moment in time what caused the accident. | "The investigations are at a very early stage and it's quite difficult to say at this moment in time what caused the accident. |
| "We know that only one vehicle has been involved. The second vehicle had been parked at the side of the road and had been struck by the tree and was not involved at all in the collision." | "We know that only one vehicle has been involved. The second vehicle had been parked at the side of the road and had been struck by the tree and was not involved at all in the collision." |
| 'Horrendous accident' | 'Horrendous accident' |
| Anglesey county councillor Keith Evans lives 100 yards from the scene of the crash and was woken by the activity outside his home. | Anglesey county councillor Keith Evans lives 100 yards from the scene of the crash and was woken by the activity outside his home. |
| Mr Evans said it was "an horrendous accident and a dreadful waste of life" and extended sympathy to the families of those killed and injured. | Mr Evans said it was "an horrendous accident and a dreadful waste of life" and extended sympathy to the families of those killed and injured. |
| "I am not aware of the circumstances surrounding the crash but this road has a 30mph limit, is straight, with good visibility, and is well lit. | "I am not aware of the circumstances surrounding the crash but this road has a 30mph limit, is straight, with good visibility, and is well lit. |
| "It is the A5 trunk road and is referred to as the Menai loop, because it forms part of the official dual crossing of the Menai Straits, by means of the two bridges that link Anglesey and the mainland," he said. | "It is the A5 trunk road and is referred to as the Menai loop, because it forms part of the official dual crossing of the Menai Straits, by means of the two bridges that link Anglesey and the mainland," he said. |
| He said there was often "excessive speeding in and out of the built-up area, invariably involving young drivers, and I have personally seen racing taking place". | He said there was often "excessive speeding in and out of the built-up area, invariably involving young drivers, and I have personally seen racing taking place". |
| The A5 was closed for a time after the crash. | The A5 was closed for a time after the crash. |
| Anyone with information can contact 0845 607 1001 (English language line), 0845 607 1001 (Welsh language), text 66767 or e-mail northwalespolice@north-wales.police.uk. | Anyone with information can contact 0845 607 1001 (English language line), 0845 607 1001 (Welsh language), text 66767 or e-mail northwalespolice@north-wales.police.uk. |