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Swindon A419 crash: Two women dead and three men injured Swindon A419 crash: Two female victims named by police
(about 2 hours later)
Two women were killed and three men were seriously injured when their car left the A419 in Wiltshire. Two people killed in a car crash on the A419 in Wiltshire have been named by police as 18-year-old Shaya Rae Leigh and 17-year-old Kerry Staniford.
The 19-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene and a second woman later died at Great Western Hospital. The pair, from Swindon, were travelling north at 05:00 BST when their car left the road and rolled down a bank.
The five, all aged 19 or 20 and from the Swindon area, were travelling northbound at 05:00 BST when their car left the road and rolled down a bank. Three male passengers, all aged 20, were seriously injured and are being treated in hospital.
Police said two of the three male passengers were "very poorly". The third man is also in hospital. Police described the incident as "horrific" and appealed for any witnesses to come forward.
Substantial damage
A Wiltshire Police spokesman said the force was alerted by a motorist who had seen the car leave the carriageway.A Wiltshire Police spokesman said the force was alerted by a motorist who had seen the car leave the carriageway.
Thrown clear
"Police officers found a grey Renault Clio with substantial damage in undergrowth about 20m from the road," he added."Police officers found a grey Renault Clio with substantial damage in undergrowth about 20m from the road," he added.
Four ambulance crews and three rapid response paramedics were also sent to the scene. Four ambulance crews and three rapid response paramedics were sent to help.
Two of the male passengers were taken to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol and the third to the Great Western Hospital in Swindon. Ms Leigh, who was driving, was pronounced dead at the scene. Ms Staniford died later at Great Western Hospital in Swindon.
The police have appealed for witnesses to get in touch. Police said the three men were all thrown clear of the vehicle.
Two are critically injured and in intensive care at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, while the third is being treated for serious injuries in Great Western Hospital.
PC Jeff Rice, of the Roads Policing Unit at Wiltshire Police, said: "This was an horrific incident and we would like to offer our condolences to the families of the two young women who sadly died.
"We are very keen to hear from anyone who was on the A419 near the scene at around 5am today.
"We would also like to hear from anyone with any information about the movements of the people in the car during Friday night and the early hours of Saturday."
Anyone with information is asked to call Wiltshire Police on 101 and ask for the Serious Collision Investigation Team.