Mar 18 • 16:09 UTC 🇬🇧 UK Sky News

Girl's body found after car carrying five teenagers crashes into river

A body of a teenage girl has been recovered from a river after a car carrying five teenagers crashed in Cambridgeshire, with authorities continuing to search for a missing male passenger.

In a tragic incident in Cambridgeshire, a car carrying five teenagers crashed into the River Nene, resulting in the recovery of a teenage girl's body by specialist dive teams. The accident occurred around 8:20 PM on a Tuesday evening when the vehicle veered off the road near Wisbech. The teenage passengers, aged between 16 and 18, faced dire circumstances as the car entered the water.

Following the accident, Cambridgeshire Police confirmed that two males and three females were in the vehicle. While the search for the missing male passenger continues, two females and one male were rescued from the wreck and subsequently transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The efforts of emergency services have been focused on both recovering the missing individual and investigating the cause of the crash.

This unfortunate event raises concerns regarding road safety for young drivers and potential factors contributing to the accident. Police statements emphasized their ongoing investigation as they seek to gather more information about the circumstances surrounding the crash and provide closure to the families affected by this tragedy.

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