Two dead after car's river crash

Two teenagers are dead and a third is seriously injured at Whangarei Hospital after their car crashed into a river late last night.

Police said the crash happened on Western Hills Drive in the Whangarei suburb of Kensington shortly before midnight.

The car left the road, went down a bank, and flipped into the river.

Two 19-year-old males, the driver and passenger died, and a third male, 19, was seriously injured.

Acting Sergeant Leon Shepherd said the cause was possibly high speed, as they were seen by witnesses travelling faster than the 50km/h speed limit and overtaking vehicles prior to the crash.

Mr Shepherd said it was not yet known if the male teenagers were killed on impact or drowned.

- NZPA