Police have named the two young people killed in a crash at Edgecumbe last night as Kane Jamie Te Riini and Cyrus Aidan Brady, known as Aidan.
The Subaru they were in collided with a tree on the passenger's side of the vehicle after it failed to take a bend on Main St in the Bay of Plenty town.
Police said initial inquiries suggested speed and not wearing seatbelts contributed to the crash.
The driver was 19-year-old Mr Te Riini, of Edgecumbe, and Mr Brady, 25 of Matata, was in the passenger seat.
Police said the car failed to take a bend and skidded across two lanes before hitting a tree about 11pm.