20 year-old man arrested
A teenage boy and a young man have died following a single vehicle road traffic collision at Okehampton.
Emergency Services were called at around 3.15am to the B3260, in the town following the incident involving a blue MG ZS.
A 20-year-old man from Kingsteignton, was pronounced dead at the scene and an 18-year-old man from Chagford died while travelling to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
The driver of the vehicle, a 20-year-old man from Chagford, suffered injuries not considered life-threatening or life-changing. He was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs and causing death by dangerous driving.
The B3260 was closed for several hours to allow for roads policing officers and forensic collision investigators to investigate.
Chief Inspector Dean Drury said: “Our thoughts continue to be with everybody affected by this tragic collision.
“We are working hard to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision and provide support for those who require it.”
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