Teenage driver charged over Stirling car and lorry crash that killed two passengers
An 18-year-old man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash in Stirling that killed two teenagers.
Kyle Marshall, 19, and Jayden McConnell, 17, were pronounced dead at the scene[1] following the collision between a black Vauxhall Corsa and an HGV on the A91 on 17 March.
In an update on Tuesday, Police Scotland[2] said the driver of the car has now been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.
A force spokesperson added: “A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”
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The crash occurred between the Bannockburn Interchange and Greencornhills Roundabout at around 3.50pm.
The Corsa driver, who was 17 at the time of the incident, was taken to Glasgow’s[4] Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with critical injuries.
The front seat passenger, a 17-year-old female, was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh[7] for treatment of minor injuries and was later released.
The driver of the HGV, a 29-year-old man, was not injured.
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