Three teenagers dead after crash

Three teenagers have died after a crash in Atherstone.

Three teenagers have died after a crash in Warwickshire. 

It happened at around 4.40pm on The Common in Baxterley, Atherstone when a grey BMW 3 series left the road and is believed to have hit a tree.  

Two men, aged 18 and 19 and a woman aged 18, who were travelling in the BMW, died at the scene. Their families have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.

Sergeant Carl Stafford from Warwickshire Police said: "We are in the very early stages of the investigation and I would urge anyone who witnessed the collision to contact police as soon as possible quoting reference 282 of 16 July."