Two teenagers who died in a collision on New Year’s Day have been named.
William Herbert, 16, and Olly Mitchell, 18, were riding with friends when they crashed at around 1.20am on New Year’s Day. There were two other passengers, a 16-year-old girl and another 17-year-old boy, who were rushed to hospital. They’re both said to be in stable condition after the girl suffered critical injuries and the boy sustained serious injuries.
According to Humberside Police, a grey Volkswagen Golf was travelling away from Preston when it was involved in a collision with a black Vauxhall Grandland, which was en route into the city. All four teenagers were in the Golf.
Emergency services attended however, sadly William died at the scene, and Olly later died in hospital from his injuries. A passenger of the Vauxhall Grandland, a 62 year-old man was taken to hospital for injuries but no longer life threatening . The driver, a 34 year old woman, sustained serious injuries to her arm. Two other passengers suffered minor injuries, reports Hull Live.
Staithes Road in Hull, where the collision took place
The driver of the Volkswagen, a 17 year-old boy, was arrested on January 1 on suspicion of causing two counts of death by dangerous driving, but has since been released on bail while enquires continue.
Officers continue to appeal for anyone who may have been in the area around the time of the collision, who has dashcam footage or witnessed the collision and has not yet spoken to us, to contact us on our non-emergency number 101 quoting log 60 of 1 January.
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